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 hardware device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications. USB/VID_0930&PID_0228 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 location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0001.0338 released on 2014-12-25.
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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 started 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 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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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 with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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 detected 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. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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