Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR946x Wireless Network 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_0034&SUBSYS_311417AA; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.0.216 dated 2012-10-24.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. How to install Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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. Search the list until you find the Atheros Qualcomm Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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