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 device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_30AF168C.

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

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter 2 driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0.317 released on 2011-03-07.
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3. Start 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. 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 596281 bytes (582.31 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.2 stars by 62627 users.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter 2 driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5008WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter 2 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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