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. PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_16FD is the matching hardware id of this device.

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 location below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.54.0.0 dated 2006-09-12.
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3. Run the driver installation 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 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: 118548 bytes (115.77 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 40877 votes.
This driver was released 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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