Driver for Broadcom NB-290 - downloading and installing it

NB-290 is a Bluetooth device. This driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0B05&Pid_178A; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Broadcom NB-290 driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom NB-290 driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.5.1.2901 dated 2012-04-30.
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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 confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3.5 stars out of 93667 votes.

2. Installing the Broadcom NB-290 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom NB-290 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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