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      07-16-2011
Hello, Anyone can give me the links to download the latest drivers for Atheros AR5B91 Wireless Network Adapter and Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet? I tried to search on google for them but i didn't found any link to install them, please help me.

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      07-17-2011
Here's a link I found for a Windows 7 driver for the Qualcom Atheros . http://www.x-drivers.com/catalog/dri...b91/index.html . Here's link for the Broadcom NetXtreme for Windows 7. http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethe...me_desktop.php . Try using Bing fro bothe next or put both in your Favorites for next time.
 
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I have some questions about those links, 1st link i don't see any file for windows 7 32bits; 2nd link i download the zip then what? i don't see any setup there.
Thanks for the links

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      07-17-2011
Here is another link - ATHEROS Wireless drivers for Windows
 
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      07-17-2011
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thanks for the link cliff but i have the same thing as the second link that brkkab123 gave me, no setup. How am i supposed to update both?
 
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      07-17-2011
Try this app out. Device Doctor does a decent job of finding drivers for your devices.

http://www.devicedoctor.com/

They have tens of thousands of drivers on hand, and it's free.
 
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DeviceDoctor and other driver search programs can be extremely dangerous to the health of your machine. The product is only as good as the last time its' driver list was updated but, even more dangerous, it can inaccurately detect the hardware on you machine and install drivers that are completely wrong, potentially even preventing your computer from booting. For these reasons it is highly recommended to get your drivers directly from the manufacturers site.

I actually tried DeviceDoctor about a year ago and it loaded two drivers that worked, the third driver it installed made my computer refuse to boot and I spent about an hour in safe mode to recover.

If you try DeviceDoctor it's a good idea to have a system back-up first, take a restore point prior to install, only allow it to install one driver at a time, and reboot after each install to make sure everything boots properly/looks alright.
 
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      07-17-2011
Sorry it took so long to post back. IE9 all of a sudden started loosing the site the first 2 times I tried replying back. Anyway, For the Atheros, download the Vista drivers. They're the same as W7 drivers. 2. Make a folder inside downloads and name it Drivers. Move both .zip files into that folder after they download. 3. Right-click on each .zip file and select Extract All and make sure you point it to the Downloads>Drivers folder.4.Disable your antivirus temporarily.. There will now be 2 folders inside the Drivers folder, you'll find something like Setup.exe in each. Run one and after it's done restart your pc. Now run the other folder's Setup.exe and restart again. Now re-enable your antivirus. P.S. If you have paid for antispyware software,also disable it until both driver's are installed. Windows Defender usually let's drivers install without any issue's.
 
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      07-17-2011
wicken, you shouldn't need a setup program for the broadcom driver. Simply unzip the file to a temporary location on your computer. With windows explorer go into the win_vista_2k8_32 and find the file b57nd60x.inf and right-click; choose install.

I haven't downloaded the Atheros drivers to check them out but it is likely the same situation as the broadcomm because the download page mentions a .INF file ... so unzip and then right-click on the inf file and choose install.

(Brkkab, I think the OPs concern was that there isn't a setup.exe in the folder, not that there isn't a W7-32bit driver, there is.)

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      07-17-2011
I did everythind you told me but now i have a problem, when i choose to install i get this error: INF file you selected does not support this installation method
 
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