Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_147E10CF is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.6.0.126 released on 2008-05-19.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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 PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 417809 bytes (408.02 KB)
Driver rating 4.3 stars out of 49076 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 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. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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