Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_3A6A1186.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.231 dated 2009-02-17.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started 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 scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was rated with an average of 3.4 stars by 95011 users.

2. How to use DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook 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 using 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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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