Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_1382103C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.1.263 dated 2013-08-28.
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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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

The 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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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