Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter how to download and install the driver

Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002E&SUBSYS_660311AD; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 9.2.0.419 released on 2011-05-24.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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 installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc..
The file size of this driver is 999769 bytes (976.34 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.9 stars by 61587 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter driver

The 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press 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 find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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