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

Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS is a Bluetooth hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/Vid_0489&Pid_E04A; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.4.0000.0130 dated 2012-03-20.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Atheros Communications applied a digital signature to this driver.
Driver file size: 295168 bytes (288.25 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.7 stars by 82633 users.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS 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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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