Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter is a Network Adapters device. 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_0024&SUBSYS_3A701186.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver. The archive contains version 8.0.0.258 dated 2009-11-06 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver was rated with an average of 3.4 stars by 55406 users.

2. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver using DriverMax

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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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