Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001A&SUBSYS_700D1799.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 9.2.0.480 released on 2012-01-10.
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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 confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc..
The file size of this driver is 968280 bytes (945.59 KB)
Driver rating 4.7 stars out of 57805 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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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 AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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