Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0034&SUBSYS_661111AD.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.274 dated 2013-11-28.
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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 running 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 easy to follow. 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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2. Installing the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. 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. Scroll the list down until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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