Download and install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver

Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_7164144F; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 9.0.0.216 released on 2010-06-24.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (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 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 computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 82346 votes.

2. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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 find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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