Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006EXS Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR5006EXS Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001C&SUBSYS_139C10CF is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006EXS Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006EXS Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0.258 released on 2009-11-18.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 541937 bytes (529.24 KB)
Driver rating 4.5 stars out of 91652 votes.
This driver will work 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. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006EXS Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 AR5006EXS Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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