Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter driver download and installation

Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001B&SUBSYS_1603196f.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 7.7.0.415 dated 2009-10-31.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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. Follow 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 computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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Atheros Communications Inc. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Driver file size: 480250 bytes (468.99 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.4 stars by 41297 users.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• 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. Installing the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 take a look!

1. Open 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 PC.
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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 AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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