Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

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

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0.316 dated 2010-03-02.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. 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 was not digitally signed.

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2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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. Search the list until you locate 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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