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Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver
Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_7159144F is the matching hardware id of this device.
1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually
- Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.415 dated 2009-10-31.
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- Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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- 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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- Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 480250 bytes (468.99 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 60923 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 Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver
The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!
- Start DriverMax and push 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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- Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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- That's all, the driver is now installed!
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