Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter how to download and install the driver

Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_A5003485.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0.341 released on 2010-05-18.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan 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 Atheros Communications Inc..
The file size of this driver is 562947 bytes (549.75 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 2852 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. How to use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver

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

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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