Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8172/8176/8178 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 driver download and installation

Qualcomm Atheros AR8172/8176/8178 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1969&DEV_10A0; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8172/8176/8178 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8172/8176/8178 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 2.1.0.17 released on 2013-04-19.
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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 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 easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. How to use DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8172/8176/8178 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 driver

The 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 find the Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8172/8176/8178 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.30 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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