QLogic Corporation Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet is a Chipset device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by QLogic Corporation. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is pci/ven_14e4&dev_16a1&subsys_01521137.

1. How to manually install QLogic Corporation Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver

1. Download the setup file for QLogic Corporation Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.12.42.0 released on 2015-07-23.
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3. Run the driver installation 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 setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. Using DriverMax to install QLogic Corporation Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the QLogic Corporation Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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