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

Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 is a Bluetooth device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0cf3&PID_3006&REV_0001&MI_02; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.02.0000.0055 dated 2011-01-04.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros Communications.
Download size of the driver: 148356 bytes (144.88 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 16477 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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. Using DriverMax to install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver

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

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 find the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 3.0 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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