Download and install Broadcom NB-290 driver

NB-290 is a Bluetooth hardware device. This Windows 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 driver setup file for Broadcom NB-290 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 6.3.0.2501 released on 2010-03-24.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh 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 46756 votes.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Broadcom NB-290 driver

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. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Broadcom NB-290 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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