Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter 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_311D; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.4.0000.0098 dated 2011-09-27.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 277103 bytes (270.61 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.4 stars by 51155 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 4.0 HS Adapter 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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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