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Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter how to download and install the driver


Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0023&SUBSYS_147E10CF; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver manually


  1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 3.0.2.202 released on 2016-01-29.
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  3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled 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 straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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  7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
Download size of the driver: 1238608 bytes (1.18 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 3.9 stars out of 57352 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

  • 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. Using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver


The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

  1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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 find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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  5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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