Blue Snowball Driver 8.0.12.5
by C-Media Inc.864-bit32-bitSHA-256 verified
- Manufacturer
- C-Media Inc.
- Device
- Blue Snowball
- Driver version
8.0.12.5- Release date
- August 21, 2014
- Supported Windows
- Windows 8
- Architecture
- 64-bit (x64), 32-bit (x86)
- File size
- 456 KB
- File name
20682841_3c1d349305201d2f439e9c0f95d78bc335095314.cab- Digital signature
- Signed - catalog
CMUSBDAC.cat - INF version
08/21/2014,8.0.12.5- INF provider
- C-MEDIA Inc.
- Device class
- Media
- Source
- Microsoft Update Catalog
- Last verified
- July 8, 2026
- SHA-256
ec4d358ec227fe35464df60cd9aceed2d54655d21ca349b5bf574770c75f2388
Supported hardware IDs (9)
- USB\VID_22E1&PID_C001&MI_00
- USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0005&MI_00
- USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0007&MI_00
- USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0009&MI_00
- USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0010&MI_00
- USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0011&MI_00
- USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0004&MI_00
- USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0061&MI_00
- USB\VID_0D8C&PID_0062&MI_00
Compare with your device: Device Manager → right-click the device → Properties → Details → Hardware Ids. If one of the values above matches, this driver supports your hardware.
How to install
- Create a restore point(Start → "Create a restore point" → Create), so you can roll back if anything goes wrong.
- Verify compatibility: your Windows version (Windows 8) and architecture (x64, x86)must match this driver, and your device's Hardware ID should appear in the list above.
- Download the file using the button - it comes directly from Microsoft Update Catalog.
- Optionally verify the checksum: open PowerShell, run
Get-FileHash your-download.cab -Algorithm SHA256and compare with the SHA-256 above. - Extract the .cab archive: right-click → Extract All, or run
expand -F:* file.cab C:\driver\in Command Prompt. - Install via Device Manager: right-click your device → Update driver → Browse my computer → point to the extracted folder. Alternatively run
pnputil /add-driver C:\driver\*.inf /install. - Check Device Manager: the device should show no warning icons, and the driver version should match.
How to roll back
If the device stops working after the update: Device Manager → right-click the device → Properties → Driver tab → Roll Back Driver. If the button is greyed out, use the restore point from step 1 (Start → "Recovery" → Open System Restore).