Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver download and installation

Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_45071A32 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 3.0.0.81 dated 2012-01-05.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (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 straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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2. Installing the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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