Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_147E10CF; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.7.0.415 released on 2009-10-31.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 480250 bytes (468.99 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.7 stars by 52941 users.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• 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. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver

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

1. Start 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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