Driver for Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_30A1185F.

1. Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.2.0.458 released on 2011-10-04.
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3. Start the driver installation 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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite 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 updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver

The most important 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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