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. This driver was developed by Atheros. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_04641028.

1. Install Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.276 released on 2013-12-16.
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3. Run 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. 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 computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 767300 bytes (749.32 KB)
Driver rating 3.6 stars out of 85694 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits

2. The easy way: 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 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 using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 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 all, the driver is now installed!
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