Atheros Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver download and installation

Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1969&DEV_1063.

1. Atheros Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1.0.0.44 released on 2010-08-24.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros.
Driver file size: 80581 bytes (78.69 KB)
Driver rating 4.3 stars out of 35333 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• 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. Installing the Atheros Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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