Atheros Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros. PCI/VEN_1969&DEV_1083 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Atheros Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 1.0.0.35 released on 2010-08-24.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 82954 bytes (81.01 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.2 stars by 56805 users.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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