QLogic Corporation Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet how to download and install the driver

Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet is a Chipset hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by QLogic Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is pci/ven_14e4&dev_16a1&subsys_01531137; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install QLogic Corporation Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver

1. Download the driver setup file for QLogic Corporation Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.12.42.0 released on 2015-07-23.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze 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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This driver is not digitally signed.

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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 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 see!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the QLogic Corporation Cisco BCM57840 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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