Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_650211AD.

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

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.260 released on 2013-07-18.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. How to use DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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