Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 how to download and install the driver

Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 is a Bluetooth device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications. USB/VID_0489&PID_E03C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.3.0000.0110 released on 2011-06-08.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 154642 bytes (151.02 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.8 stars by 92326 users.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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