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


Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0024; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually


  1. Download the setup file for Atheros Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.7.0.523 dated 2010-10-11.
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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 started 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 installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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  7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 524930 bytes (512.63 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 74050 votes.
This driver is 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver


The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

  1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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  3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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  5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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