Driver for Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8162/8166/8168 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 - downloading and installing it

Qualcomm Atheros AR8162/8166/8168 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_1969&DEV_1090.

1. How to manually install Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8162/8166/8168 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 driver

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8162/8166/8168 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 2.1.0.17 released on 2013-04-19.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. Installing the Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8162/8166/8168 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. How can you install a driver using 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 scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8162/8166/8168 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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