Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001C&SUBSYS_E00E105B.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 3.0.0.81 dated 2012-01-05.
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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 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 pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.5 stars out of 47650 votes.

2. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter driver

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, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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