Broadcom NB-290 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

NB-290 is a Bluetooth hardware device. This driver was developed by Broadcom. USB/VID_0B05&Pid_178A 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 5.5.0.7019 dated 2010-03-09.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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 easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Broadcom.
Size of this driver: 11286 bytes (11.02 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 13504 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

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

The most important 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 take a look!

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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Broadcom NB-290 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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