Driver for Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter - downloading and installing it

D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0024&SUBSYS_3A701186 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver. The archive contains version 9.0.0.216 dated 2010-06-24 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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2. How to use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N PCIe Desktop Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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