Note that this is the Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth driver and not the Broadcom Bluetooth BCM4352 which is also listed on this website. Likewise it is called the Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter, also take note that this driver works on a number of other Bluetooth devices as listed below.
Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth Driver
This is a large file which comes from the Lenovo website. Note the compatible devices for this software driver as listed. This was made for the Win7 32/64bit operating system but you can also run this on Windows 10. We will show you below how to do this. The driver was released 10 years ago in 2012. Yes, most of the hardware on this website is old but still in use around the world.
Firstly Several technological advancements led to an increase in devices that can connect using Bluetooth. Initially, only ten separate connections could take place at once; this number has since increased exponentially thanks to technological innovation. Initially, each device could only pair with one another; this number has since increased with the invention of multi-band technology that allows for more than ten paired connections per band. Finally see also the Broadcom Bluetooth BCM4352 Driver and the Broadcom BCM 5704 Driver and Broadcom BCM20702.
Currently, there are around thirty-six different bands used for Bluetooth communication. Each band allows for approximately twelve thousand possible connections between two or more electronic devices per second per band.
How to install a Bluetooth driver
Firstly, check your system to know more about it. Once you have the necessary details, look for the right Bluetooth driver that matches your system. You can easily download it from a reliable source.
After downloading, install the driver by double-clicking the setup file and following the instructions on your screen. It’s pretty much like following a recipe. Remember, the exact steps might vary based on your computer and Bluetooth device.
If you run into any issues, there’s a Microsoft Support page that offers helpful solutions for common Bluetooth problems. Also, always make sure to get your drivers from official sources or your computer’s manufacturer website. This keeps your computer safe and running smoothly!
Does my computer have a Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth?
To check if your computer has the Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth driver, follow these steps:
- Start by clicking on the Start menu, then right-click on My Computer and choose Manage.
- In the window that opens, find and double-click on the Bluetooth Radios category.
- Look for Broadcom Bluetooth 4.0 USB in the list and double-click it.
- A new window will pop up; click on the Driver tab.
- After you’ve done these steps, you’ll find the driver version. If it says “Broadcom 43142”, your computer has the Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth driver.
Keep in mind, these steps are specifically for Windows 7. If you’re using a different version of Windows or another operating system, the steps might be a bit different. If you get stuck, you can check out the Microsoft Support page for more help with Bluetooth issues.
Update Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth driver
- Firstly, download the driver from the official website. Look for “Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter Driver version 12.0.1.880” and download it.
- Once downloaded, extract the file. Think of it like opening a package – you need to take out what’s inside.
- Next, open Device Manager. You can do this by pressing the Windows key and X at the same time, then selecting Device Manager from the options. Alternatively, you can right-click on My Computer, choose Manage, and find Device Manager on the left side.
- Find your Broadcom Bluetooth device, right-click on it, and select Update Driver Software.
- Choose to select the location of the new driver manually. This means you tell your computer where to find the new driver. Click “Browse” and find the folder where you extracted the driver.
- If you already have the driver installed and want to update to a newer version, click on “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.” Then, click “Have Disk,” browse to the folder where you extracted the driver, and click Ok.
Remember, these steps are for Windows 10. If you’re using a different version of Windows or a different operating system, the steps might be a little different. If you run into any problems, you can check out the Microsoft Support page for more help with Bluetooth issues.
Supported Bluetooth Devices
- BCM20702 Bluetooth 4.0 USB Device
- BCM20702 Bluetooth 4.0 +HS USB Device
- Bluetooth 4.0 USB
- Bluetooth 4.0
- BCM20702 Bluetooth USB Device
- Bluetooth 3.0 USB
- Bluetooth 2.1 USB
- Broadcom Bluetooth USB
Supported Computers
These are all Broadcom chipsets and they have been used in many different devices. The name of the device is not important as the hardware will be the same which is Broadcom. As stated these drivers are old as most people tend to use them to rollback their devices when they start getting errors from the Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter.
- Broadcom 2070 Bluetooth
- Bluetooth module
- Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module
- ThinkPad Bluetooth 3.0
- Broadcom BCM2070 Bluetooth 3.0 USB Device
- MSI Bluetooth Device
- BT-270
- NB-290
- Broadcom BCM2070 Bluetooth 3.0 + HS USB Device
- FOXCONN-T77H114-BCM2070
Hardware ID
This is for Windows 10 and up.
| Hardware ID | Device Name |
|---|---|
| USB\VID_0B05&PID_17CB | 20702 standalone |
| USB\VID_050D&PID_065A | 20702 standalone |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21EC | 20702A1 REF6 OTP module standalone |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3384 | 20702A1 Azurewave standalone |
| USB\VID_413C&PID_8197 | Dell DW380 Nancy Blakes standalone |
| USB\VID_145F&PID_01A3 | 20702A1 Asus Trust standalone |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2003 | 20702A1 Lenovo China standalone |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E042 | 20702A1 Lenovo China standalone |
Windows 10
| Hardware ID | Device Name |
|---|---|
| USB\VID_105B&PID_E065 | LenovoChina 43142A0 combo |
| USB\VID_04F2&PID_B4A1 | ASUS Chicony BCM43142A0 NGFF |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2006 | LiteOn 43142 combo |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_216C | HP Harrier 43142 |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_216D | HP Hornet 43142Y ngff combo |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2012 | Acer BCM943142Y NGFF |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E096 | BCM43142A0 |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_216A | Dell DW1708 43142Y combo |
| USB\VID_0930&PID_0225 | Toshiba 43142 combo NGFF |
| USB\VID_0930&PID_0226 | Toshiba 43142 combo NGFF |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3427 | Toshiba 43142 combo NGFF |
| USB\VID_0930&PID_021F | Toshiba 43142 |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21D7 | BRCM Generic 43142A0 RAMUSB |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2009 | LiteOn 43142 combo |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E055 | 43142A0 Acer combo |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3388 | BRCM Generic 43142A0 RAMUSB |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3389 | BRCM Generic 43142A0 RAMUSB |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3482 | AZUREWAVE BCM43142A0 NGFF |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3484 | Acer AZUREWAVE BCM43142A0 NGFF |
Windows 8.1 (S1)
This is for the Windows 8.1 systems for the Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter.
| Hardware ID | Device Name |
|---|---|
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E032 | 20702 E032 Combo |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21E3 | 20702A1 non-UHE 4313 combo HP Valentine |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21E1 | 20702A1 non-UHE HP SoftSailing |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21E8 | 20702A1 dongles |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E046 | 20702A1 Acer 43228+20702 combo card |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21EC | 20702A1 REF6 OTP module standalone |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2003 | 20702A1 Lenovo China standalone |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E042 | 20702A1 Lenovo China standalone |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E04F | 20702A1 Lenovo China 43227 WLAN + 20702A1 Combo card |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3384 | 20702A1 Azurewave standalone |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21E6 | 20702 non-UHE Lenovo Japan |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21F3 | Lenovo Edge 43228 + 20702A1 combo |
Windows 8.1 (S2)
| Hardware ID | Device Name |
|---|---|
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21F4 | Lenovo Edge 4313 + 20702A1 combo |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E052 | 20702 non-UHE Generic |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21F1 | 43228 combo |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21D3 | BRCM Generic 43142A0 RAMUSB |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21D6 | BRCM Generic 43142A0 RAMUSB (Radio Control Disabled) |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21D7 | BRCM Generic 43142A0 RAMUSB |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21D8 | BRCM Generic 43142A0 RAMUSB |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3388 | BRCM Generic 43142A0 RAMUSB |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3389 | BRCM Generic 43142A0 RAMUSB |
| USB\VID_0B05&PID_17B5 | Asus 43228+20702A1 combo |
| USB\VID_0930&PID_021E | 20702A1 Toshiba standalone |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E055 | 43142A0 Acer combo |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3392 | Azurewave 43228+20702 |
| USB\VID_413C&PID_8197 | Dell DW380 Nancy Blakes standalone |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2004 | LiteOn 43228+20702 combo |
Windows 8.1 (S3)
| Hardware ID | Device Name |
|---|---|
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2005 | LiteOn 43228+20702 combo |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E059 | Acer 43228 + 20702A1 combo |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21DC | HP 43142A0 RAMUSB |
| USB\VID_105B&PID_E065 | LenovoChina 43142A0 combo |
| USB\VID_105B&PID_E066 | LenovoChina 43228+20702 combo |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21DE | 4352+20702A1 combo |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2006 | LiteOn 43142 combo |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2007 | LiteOn 43142 |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2009 | LiteOn 43142 combo |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2012 | Acer BCM943142Y NGFF |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3404 | 4352HMB Azurewave Module |
| USB\VID_0930&PID_021F | Toshiba 43142 |
| USB\VID_413C&PID_8143 | DW1550 4352+20702 combo |
| USB\VID_0B05&PID_17CB | 20702 standalone |
| USB\VID_050D&PID_065A | 20702 standalone |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E062 | Sony 43142A0 combo |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E07A | Lenovo China 4352+20702 NGFF |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_200A | LiteOn 4352 combo |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_200B | LiteOn 4352 combo |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_200C | LiteOn 4352 combo |
Windows 8.1 (S4)
| Hardware ID | Device Name |
|---|---|
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_200E | Liteon 43228 NGFF combo |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_200F | Acer_LiteOn BCM20702A1_4352 |
| USB\VID_0B05&PID_17CF | Asus 4352_20702A1 combo |
| USB\VID_145F&PID_01A3 | 20702A1 Asus Trust standalone |
| USB\VID_0930&PID_0221 | 20702A1 Toshiba 4352 |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21FB | HP Supra 4352 20702A1 combo |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21FD | BRCM Generic 4352z RAMUSB |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21FE | HP Vegas 43142 combo |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3411 | Dell Alienware 4352 20702A1 combo |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3413 | Azurewave 4360+20702 combo |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3418 | Azurewave 4352+20702 combo module |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3427 | Toshiba 43142 combo NGFF |
| USB\VID_0930&PID_0223 | 20702A1 Toshiba 4352 |
| USB\VID_0930&PID_0225 | Toshiba 43142 combo NGFF |
| USB\VID_0930&PID_0226 | Toshiba 43142 combo NGFF |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_2167 | BRCM Generic 43142Y (NGFF) |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_2168 | BRCM Generic 43162Z |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_2169 | BRCM Generic 43228z |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_216A | Dell DW1708 43142Y combo |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_216B | HP Rapture 4352z ngff combo |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_216C | HP Harrier 43142 |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_216D | HP Hornet 43142Y ngff combo |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3435 | AZUREWAVE BCM20702A1_4352 |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3456 | AZUREWAVE BCM20702A1_4352 |
| USB\VID_185F&PID_2167 | LenovoChina_BCM43142A0_1.1.11.197_NGFF |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E079 | Lenovo China 43162 NGFF |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E087 | Acer 43228 NGFF combo module |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E096 | BCM43142A0 |
| USB\VID_0930&PID_0229 | 43162 combo NGFF |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_216E | HP Blackbird 43162 NGFF |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_216F | Dell DW1560 4352+20702 M.2 |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_640A | BRCM Generic Reference 4356 |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_640B | HP Luffy 43228 + 20702 M.2 |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_6417 | Zebra 4352 |
| USB\VID_19FF&PID_0239 | Bestbuy 20702B0 micro |
| USB\VID_0B05&PID_180A | Azurewave 4360+20702 combo |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2014 | Asus LiteOn BCM4356A2 NGFF |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2016 | Lenovo 43162 NGFF combo module |
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E097 | Acer Foxconn BCM4356A2 NGFF |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3473 | Asus AZUREWAVE BCM4356A2 NGFF |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3482 | AZUREWAVE BCM43142A0 NGFF |
| USB\VID_13D3&PID_3484 | Acer AZUREWAVE BCM43142A0 NGFF |
| USB\VID_04CA&PID_2013 | Acer LiteOn BCM4356A2 NGFF |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_640E | Lenovo 4356 NGFF combo |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_6414 | Lenovo 4350C5 |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_6413 | Broadcom Generic 4350C5 |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_6412 | Dell 4350C5 |
Serial Flash Devices
| Hardware ID | Device Name |
|---|---|
| USB\VID_0489&PID_E033 | Acer 20702 Serial FLASH |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_21E4 | 20702A1 Serial Flash Dongle |
| USB\VID_0A5C&PID_745E | 20703A1 non-UHE Serial Flash |
Finally if you see and error usbstor\otherwd______ses_device______1004 then know that this is a SES drive issue and not a Broadcom issue. This is the Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter.
Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth Driver
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Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth Driver
(Last driver Windows 10)
Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth Driver
(Last Driver Windows 8.1)
Broadcom 43142 Bluetooth Driver
(Last Driver Windows 8)
UPDATE: The Windows 10 driver file for BCM43142A0 has been added here. Lastly also see the USB 2.0 PC Camera Driver for Windows 7 as well as the Sweex LW053 Driver on here.
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