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

Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS is a Bluetooth hardware device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications. USB/VID_0489&PID_E043 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0001.0302 dated 2013-08-28.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation 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 new driver, it is as simple as that.
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2. How to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver using DriverMax

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 can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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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 AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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