Broadcom Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme 5721 PCI-E Gigabit NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme 5721 PCI-E Gigabit NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_1659&SUBSYS_3260103c; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Broadcom Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme 5721 PCI-E Gigabit NIC driver

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme 5721 PCI-E Gigabit NIC driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 14.6.0.6 dated 2011-01-17.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 132046 bytes (128.95 KB)
Driver rating 4 stars out of 63699 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Broadcom Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme 5721 PCI-E Gigabit NIC driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme 5721 PCI-E Gigabit NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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