Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002A&SUBSYS_7136144F is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.286 released on 2014-02-26.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. Using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver

The 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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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