Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_E049105B; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.209 dated 2012-09-26.
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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 running then you will have to accept 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 analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 760375 bytes (742.55 KB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 37783 votes.
This driver is fully 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. How to install Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

The most important 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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

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 Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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