Broadcom Formosa 3 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Formosa 3 is a Bluetooth for Windows device. This Windows driver was developed by Broadcom. USB/VID_2001&PID_F117 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Broadcom Formosa 3 driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Formosa 3 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.6.0.7700 released on 2011-12-01.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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 quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Broadcom Formosa 3 driver

The most important 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 using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Broadcom Formosa 3 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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