Atheros Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter how to download and install the driver

Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_7136144F is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Atheros Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.2.0.113 released on 2010-11-24.
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3. Run the driver installation 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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty 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 computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 695608 bytes (679.30 KB)
Driver rating 3.1 stars out of 33369 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 find the Atheros Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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