Atheros 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. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_FF1C.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.483 released on 2010-02-18.
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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 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver received an average rating of 3.8 stars out of 27940 votes.

2. Installing the Atheros Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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