Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001B&SUBSYS_2061168C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0.316 released on 2010-03-02.
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3. Run the driver installation 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 quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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2. How to use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006GS 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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006GS Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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