Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_651211AD; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.0.0.223 dated 2011-03-07.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running 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 pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc..
The file size of this driver is 825544 bytes (806.20 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 66143 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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 AR9280 Wireless Network 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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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