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Driver for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it


Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001B&SUBSYS_7092144F; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter driver


  1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.75 dated 2012-07-24.
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  3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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  5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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  7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Download size of the driver: 1274796 bytes (1.22 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 75896 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

  • This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
  • This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits



2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter driver


The 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

  1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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 Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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  5. Finished installing the driver!
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