Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5002X Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5002X Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0013&SUBSYS_2031168C.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5002X Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5002X Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.498 dated 2010-04-27.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to confirm the installation 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc..
Download size of the driver: 511956 bytes (499.96 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 27904 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5002X Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 easy 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 scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5002X Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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