Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter how to download and install the driver

Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_2071168C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. 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 is the download link for the driver version 9.2.0.489 released on 2012-02-21.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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