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

Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth R Adapter is a Bluetooth hardware device. This driver was developed by Qualcomm Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0489&PID_E036; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth R Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth R Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0000.0228 dated 2013-05-23.
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3. Start the driver installation 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 setup wizard, which should be pretty 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 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 R Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Qualcomm Atheros Communications Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth R Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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