Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of 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_002A&SUBSYS_3041103C.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.19 released on 2011-12-21.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative 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. 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. Installing the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The 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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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