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

NB-290 is a Bluetooth hardware device. The developer of this driver was Broadcom. USB/VID_0B05&Pid_178A is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Broadcom NB-290 - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom NB-290 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 6.3.5.430 released on 2010-04-08.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. Using DriverMax to install Broadcom NB-290 driver

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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open 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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Broadcom NB-290 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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