Driver for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

Qualcomm Atheros AR9280 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_002A&SUBSYS_E004105B; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the 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 3.0.0.130 dated 2012-07-03.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

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

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 with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 AR9280 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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