Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002E&SUBSYS_660311AD.

1. Manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.1 released on 2013-04-22.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running 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 setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.7 stars out of 24617 votes.

2. Installing the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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