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. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0034&SUBSYS_661111AD is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.288 released on 2014-03-31.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze 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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2. How to use DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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