Driver for Broadcom NB-290 - downloading and installing it

NB-290 is a Bluetooth for Windows hardware device. The developer of this driver was Broadcom. USB/VID_0B05&PID_178B is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Broadcom NB-290 driver

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom NB-290 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.6.0.6871 released on 2011-04-01.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started 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 installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.8 stars out of 41998 votes.

2. How to install Broadcom NB-290 driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom NB-290 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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