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

Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_E023105B; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.329 released on 2009-06-03.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros.
Download size of the driver: 676266 bytes (660.42 KB)
Driver rating 4.7 stars out of 57974 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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