Driver for Broadcom ThinkPad Bluetooth 3.0 - downloading and installing it

ThinkPad Bluetooth 3.0 is a Bluetooth for Windows device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom. USB/VID_0A5C&PID_217F is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Broadcom ThinkPad Bluetooth 3.0 driver

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom ThinkPad Bluetooth 3.0 driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.6.0.8800 released on 2013-02-12.
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3. Start 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 accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. Using DriverMax to install Broadcom ThinkPad Bluetooth 3.0 driver

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

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Broadcom ThinkPad Bluetooth 3.0 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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