Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_661011AD.

1. Manually install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 7.7.0.231 dated 2009-02-17.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started 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 pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. Installing the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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. Search the list until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9281 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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