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 device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_FF1D.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0.225 released on 2009-09-21.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (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 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. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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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 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 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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