Qualcomm Atheros AR8162 Ethernet Controller Driver

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This package contains the Qualcomm Atheros AR8162 Ethernet Controller driver. The Ethernet network driver helps the system to connect to a wired Internet connection.
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LOM_Atheros_W84_X05_A01_Setup-6D7F2_ZPE.exe | 6.1 MB
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File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: LOM_Atheros_W84_X05_A01_Setup-6D7F2_ZPE.exe
File Size: 6.1 MB
Format Description
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
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MD5:
24782428eda99972dae7a88257d8aa81
SHA1:
46c800f1e5dc898cf0efe6ca5f529371fd4b8562
SHA-256:
d01481ea90ff8197c3346ba4d870a596c239fe8b846bee4b9ced2f6c5b1e5a14

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Version

2.1.0.7, A01

Release date

24 Oct 2012

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

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Qualcomm Atheros AR8162 Ethernet Controller
Hard Drive Installation (using WinZip) with Setup.exe File

Download
1. Click Download File, to download the file.
2. When the File Download window is displayed, click Save or Save this program to disk and click OK. The Save In: window is displayed.
3. From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to select Desktop and click Save. The file downloads to your desktop.
4. If the Download Complete window is displayed, click Close. The file icon is displayed on your desktop.

Installation
1. Double-click the new icon on the desktop.
2. The Self-Extracting window is displayed and prompts you to extract to C:\DELL\DRIVERS\6D7F2 (where 6D7F2 is the file name for download). Write down this path so the executable (i.e.Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3. The Self-Extractor window is displayed.
4. Click OK.
5. After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor window is still open, close it.
6. Click Start button and then click Run.
7. Type C:\DELL\DRIVERS\6D7F2 (where 6D7F2 is the name of the file) in the Open textbox and then click OK.
Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

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