Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9283 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR9283 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_661211AD.

1. Manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9283 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9283 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0.316 released on 2010-03-02.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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 setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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2. Installing the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9283 Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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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 AR9283 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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