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

Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS is a Bluetooth hardware device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0489&PID_E04A; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.1.243 released on 2014-10-15.
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3. Start 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 setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup 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 was not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.9 stars out of 31880 votes.

2. Using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver

The 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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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