The Acer 5315 NIC is a network device manufactured by Broadcom. Issues like weak Wi-Fi signal, slow DNS lookup, duplicate IP addresses, slow network and excessive CPU usage can be solved by updating this driver. This driver - "broadcom_ethernet_driver.zip" - has been downloaded 500 times and is rated 5 out of 5 stars based on 13 reviews. Visitors have successfully installed this driver on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 97.2 KB.
Acer 5315 NIC
Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000
10.62.0.0.B (17-Sep-2007)
10.62.0.0 (2007-09-17) via .inf
Windows XP driver for Acer 5315 Laptop, Broadcom NIC
for 32-bit Windows 2K, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
File size: 97990 bytes
Version: 10.62.0.0.B
Date: 09/17/2007
Must be installed either by ADD NEW HARDWARE or by clicking on UPDATE DRIVER, then point the installation to the folder where you unzipped the files to.
Jerry K (DG Member) on 24-Apr-2009
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
---|---|---|
Broadcom Ethernet/b57win32.cat | 45.8 KB | 19 Oct 2007 |
Broadcom Ethernet/b57win32.inf | 159.2 KB | 19 Oct 2007 |
Broadcom Ethernet/b57xp32.sys | 161.8 KB | 19 Oct 2007 |
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Once you have downloaded your new driver, you'll need to install it. In Windows, use a built-in utility called Device Manager, which allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.
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Select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.
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