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 driver setup file for Broadcom NB-290 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 6.4.0.702 dated 2010-11-16.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) 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. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Broadcom applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 105167 bytes (102.70 KB)
Driver rating 4.4 stars out of 32215 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

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

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. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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. 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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