Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 is a Bluetooth device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0A5C&PID_E028; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0001.0336 dated 2014-11-26.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started 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 easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. Installing the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 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 follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth 3.0 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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