Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter 2 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5008WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter 2 is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_30AF168C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter 2 driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter 2 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0.297 dated 2010-01-27.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Download size of the driver: 555406 bytes (542.39 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.4 stars by 27541 users.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter 2 driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter 2 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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