Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_0205168C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.200 dated 2012-08-23.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. 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 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 3.1 stars out of 7314 votes.

2. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver

The most important 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. How 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 analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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