Driver for Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter - downloading and installing it

Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter is a Bluetooth device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/Vid_0CF3&Pid_311D.

1. Manually install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter driver

1. Download the driver 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 7.4.0000.0150 released on 2012-08-08.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Atheros Communications.
Driver file size: 253362 bytes (247.42 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 37813 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Installing the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down 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 it, you installed your first driver!
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