The 3Com 3C996 Gigabit Fiber-SX Server 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. Visitors have downloaded this file "b5788bcm701_ao.zip" 413 times with an aggregate rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on 11 reviews. Our users report success installing this driver update on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 6.1 MB.
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
3Com 10/100/1000 PCI
3Com 3C1000 Gigabit NIC
3Com 3C940 Gigabit LOM
3Com 3C996 10/100/1000 Server NIC
3Com 3C996 Gigabit Fiber-SX Server NIC
3Com 3C996B Gigabit Server NIC
Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows 2003 (64 bit), Windows XP, Windows XP (64 bit), Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows NT3.51, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1
7.33.0.0 (2003-10-16) via .inf
DriverGuide (DG Staff Member) on 12-Jan-2006
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1644&SUBSYS_000214E4
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1644&SUBSYS_000314E4
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1644&SUBSYS_00D11028
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1644&SUBSYS_100010B7
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1645&SUBSYS_000714E4
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1645&SUBSYS_100410B7
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1645&SUBSYS_100610B7
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1645&SUBSYS_100710B7
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1645&SUBSYS_100810B7
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1647&SUBSYS_000A14E4
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1648&SUBSYS_200010B7
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
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B5788BCM701_ao/DOS/NDIS2/B57.dos | 44.5 KB | 26 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/DOS/NDIS2/PROTOCOL.INI | 736 bytes | 26 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/DOS/NDIS2/oemsetup.inf | 246 bytes | 26 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/DOS/NDIS2/readme.txt | 3.2 KB | 26 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/DOS/ODI/B57.INS | 241 bytes | 23 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/DOS/ODI/NET.CFG | 331 bytes | 23 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/DOS/ODI/b57.com | 51.3 KB | 23 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/DOS/ODI/readme.txt | 3.5 KB | 23 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/DrvInst/Silentun.bat | 2.2 KB | 5 Sep 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/DrvInst/readme.txt | 1.7 KB | 8 Sep 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/DrvInst/setup.exe | 5.9 MB | 30 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/Linux/DISTRIB.TXT | 5.9 KB | 30 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/Linux/README.TXT | 18.4 KB | 30 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/Linux/bcm5700-7.1.9-1.src.rpm | 146.2 KB | 2 Nov 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/Linux/bcm5700-7.1.9.tar.gz | 392.8 KB | 30 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/NWODI32/B57.LAN | 132.6 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/NWODI32/b57.ldi | 12.1 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/NWODI32/readme.txt | 6.1 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/Win2k/b57w2k.cat | 12.8 KB | 30 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/Win2k/b57w2k.inf | 56.5 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/Win2k/b57w2k.sys | 114.0 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/Win98SE/b57w2k.cat | 12.8 KB | 30 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/Win98SE/b57w2k.inf | 56.5 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/Win98SE/b57w2k.sys | 114.0 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/WinME/b57w2k.cat | 12.8 KB | 30 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/WinME/b57w2k.inf | 56.5 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/WinME/b57w2k.sys | 114.0 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/WinNT/b57dtect.dll | 7.3 KB | 9 Jul 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/WinNT/b57nt4.sys | 105.7 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/WinNT/oemsetup.inf | 77.0 KB | 16 Dec 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/WinNT/oemsetup.inf.org | 76.9 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/WinXP/b57xp32.cat | 13.0 KB | 30 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/WinXP/b57xp32.inf | 42.1 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
B5788BCM701_ao/WinXP/b57xp32.sys | 113.3 KB | 16 Oct 2003 |
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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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Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
Select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.
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