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 device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_3A6A1186; this string has to match your hardware.

1. 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 download link is for the driver version 8.0.0.297 released on 2010-01-27.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept 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. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
The file size of this driver is 555406 bytes (542.39 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 63835 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

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 install 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 push on the yellow button that says ~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 Communications Inc. D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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