Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. 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 Windows version of this driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_168C&DEV_0034&SUBSYS_178310CF; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.0.276 dated 2013-12-02.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.8 stars out of 41816 votes.

2. Installing the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start 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 Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc. Qualcomm Atheros AR946x Wireless Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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