Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_1071168C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.2.0.470 dated 2011-12-23.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze 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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2. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

The 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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 locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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