Driver for Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 - downloading and installing it

Qualcomm Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_1969&DEV_10A1.

1. Install Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 2.1.0.12 dated 2012-09-21.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (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 quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze 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 not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3 stars out of 2555 votes.

2. Installing the Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller NDIS 6.20 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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