Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001A&SUBSYS_04181468; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0.316 dated 2010-03-02.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (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 setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3 stars out of 37357 votes.

2. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

The most important 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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