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

Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 is a Bluetooth device. This Windows driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications. USB/VID_04CA&PID_3005 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0001.0330 released on 2014-08-20.
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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 enabled 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 setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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

The most important 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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