Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver download and installation

Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_3041103C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 9.2.0.480 dated 2012-01-10.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (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. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty 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 updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 1025039 bytes (1,001.01 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 49448 votes.
This driver will work for 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. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

The 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. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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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 AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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