Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver download and installation

Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_1659&REV_00; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 10.82.0.0 dated 2008-04-02.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 132061 bytes (128.97 KB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 24056 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 find the Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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