Driver for Atheros Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1969&DEV_1083; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Atheros Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1.0.0.44 dated 2010-08-24.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 analyze 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)
This driver was rated with an average of 4 stars by 25674 users.
This driver will work for 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. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller 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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start 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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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