Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X /AR5002G/AR5002X/AR5004G/AR5005GS Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5001X /AR5002G/AR5002X/AR5004G/AR5005GS Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0016; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X /AR5002G/AR5002X/AR5004G/AR5005GS Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X /AR5002G/AR5002X/AR5004G/AR5005GS Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0.258 dated 2009-11-06.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation 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 scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 520807 bytes (508.60 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 3.3 stars out of 36091 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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 Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X /AR5002G/AR5002X/AR5004G/AR5005GS Wireless Network 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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X /AR5002G/AR5002X/AR5004G/AR5005GS Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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