Atheros Atheros Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0017; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Atheros Atheros Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Atheros Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.429 released on 2009-11-06.
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3. Run the driver installation 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 pretty easy to follow. 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3.9 stars out of 85818 votes.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Atheros Wireless Network Adapter driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 see!

1. Start 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Atheros 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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