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

Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_2071168C 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 7.6.0.96 dated 2008-04-05.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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 installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. 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 computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.1 stars out of 61373 votes.

2. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

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

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 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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