Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001B&SUBSYS_132910CF.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.302 dated 2014-10-17.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. Using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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