Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter how to download and install the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_001B&SUBSYS_2062168C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. 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 link below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.42 released on 2012-02-23.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 1218159 bytes (1.16 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 85507 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5006XS Wireless Network 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 AR5006XS Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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