Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0024&SUBSYS_7125144F; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.1.263 released on 2013-08-28.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running 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 setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3.2 stars out of 66793 votes.

2. How to use DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X 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 see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5008X Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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