Atheros Atheros AR816x PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR816x PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros. PCI/VEN_1969&DEV_1090 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Atheros Atheros AR816x PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Atheros AR816x PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 2.0.4.4 dated 2011-08-03.
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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 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 setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup 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.
Download size of the driver: 93303 bytes (91.12 KB)
Driver rating 4.9 stars out of 3054 votes.
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 AR816x PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 locate the Atheros Atheros AR816x PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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