Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_7161144F is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0.297 released on 2010-01-27.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 555406 bytes (542.39 KB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 63639 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter driver

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 can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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