Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 how to download and install the driver

Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 is a Bluetooth device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0930&PID_0218; this string has to match your hardware.

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 download link is for the driver version 8.0.0001.0305 dated 2013-09-06.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled 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 quite straightforward. 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications.
Driver file size: 272744 bytes (266.35 KB)
Driver rating 4.7 stars out of 26928 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 driver

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

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 find the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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