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

Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 is a Bluetooth device. The Windows version of 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. Manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.0.0001.0314 dated 2013-12-20.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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