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Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver


Qualcomm Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001B&SUBSYS_1062168C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter driver


  1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.209 dated 2012-09-18.
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  3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started 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 fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc..
Driver file size: 1287639 bytes (1.23 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 69488 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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 install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax


The 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

  1. Open DriverMax and push 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 Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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  5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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