Atheros Communications Bluetooth 2.1 Module - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Bluetooth 2.1 Module is a Bluetooth hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_13d3&PID_3294; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Atheros Communications Bluetooth 2.1 Module driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Atheros Communications Bluetooth 2.1 Module driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.4.0000.0082 dated 2011-07-01.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 pretty straightforward. The driver installation 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 266129 bytes (259.89 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.5 stars by 27394 users.
This driver was released for 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 Bluetooth 2.1 Module driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Atheros Communications Bluetooth 2.1 Module driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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