Atheros Communications Inc. IEEE 802.11a/g Wireless LAN Adapter A - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

IEEE 802.11a/g Wireless LAN Adapter A is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0013&SUBSYS_123610CF; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Communications Inc. IEEE 802.11a/g Wireless LAN Adapter A driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Inc. IEEE 802.11a/g Wireless LAN Adapter A driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.7.0.449 dated 2010-01-07.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running 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 pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 507309 bytes (495.42 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.9 stars by 69340 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Inc. IEEE 802.11a/g Wireless LAN Adapter A driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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. IEEE 802.11a/g Wireless LAN Adapter A driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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