Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001C&SUBSYS_1385103C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 9.2.0.444 dated 2011-08-21.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) 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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Atheros Communications Inc. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 974279 bytes (951.44 KB)
Driver rating 4.5 stars out of 57388 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006 802.11a/b/g WiFi Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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