Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_660111AD; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.329 dated 2009-06-03.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started 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 computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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Atheros applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 507191 bytes (495.30 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 19067 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• 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 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 with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start 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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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