Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver

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This package provides driver for Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller and is supported on Alienware Notebook M18XR2/M17XR4/M14XR2 that are running the following Windows Operating Systems: Windows 7.
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Version

2.0.8.8, A00

Release date

30 Apr 2012

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

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Available formats
File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: LAN_Atheros_W74_GKNXK_A00-Setup_ZPE.exe
File Size: 5.18 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
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.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
dfbbdb5857e79dff2fe86bf5e03513dd
SHA1:
45db3f0eb9d7717183f964bad07e7c09e59500be
SHA-256:
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Atheros AR8151
Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with Setup.exe File

Download

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

Install

1.Double-click the new icon on the desktop
2.The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or unzip to "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\Rxxxxx".(Where 'Rxxxx' is the name of the file to be downloaded). Write down this path so the executable (I.e.Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3. The Self-Extractor window appears.
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\Rxxxxx" (where 'Rxxxx' isthe name of the file) in the Open textbox and then click OK.
8. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

Reboot will be required

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