Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_FF1C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.242 released on 2013-03-25.
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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 confirm the installation 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 scan 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.
Size of this driver: 771861 bytes (753.77 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.6 stars by 55043 users.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter 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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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