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 device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001C&SUBSYS_04271468 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5005G Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location 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 setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 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. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3.7 stars out of 39330 votes.

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

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 see!

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 detected 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 it, you installed your first driver!
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