Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver download and installation

Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_3041103C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.2.0.444 released on 2011-08-21.
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3. Start 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 accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 974279 bytes (951.44 KB)
Driver rating 4.2 stars out of 56687 votes.
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. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5009 802.11a/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

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, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 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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