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USB Universal Serial Bus - Intel - Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 Computer Driver Updates
Device types / USB Universal Serial Bus / Intel / Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442
| Driver Description | Driver Manufacturer | Driver Type | Driver Version | Driver Date | Windows | Driver Popularity | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB univerzális állomásvezérlõ - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16385 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controladora de host universal USB Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB universeller Hostcontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Uniwersalny kontroler hosta USB Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16385 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controller Universal Host Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controladora de host universal USB Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controller Universal Host Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB universeller Hostcontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB universeller Hostcontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controladora de host universal USB Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16385 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Contrôleur d'hôte universel Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 2.30.17.0 | Windows 2000 (5.0) 32 bit | |
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| Contrôleur d'hôte universel Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB universele host-controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Uniwersalny kontroler hosta USB Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7601.17514 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB-universel værtscontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controlador de host universal USB 82801BA/BAM de Intel(r) - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6000.16386 | Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB universell vertskontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Universální hostitelský øadiè Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM sbìrnice USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16397 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB universeller Hostcontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller | ULI | ALi USB | 5.1.2600.174 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Contrôleur d'hôte universel Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controller Universal Host Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6000.16386 | Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB-universel værtscontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB universeller Hostcontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7601.17514 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7601.17514 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller | (Standard USB Host Controller) | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.0.2183.1 | Windows 2000 (5.0) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Ana Denetleyicisi - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controlador Anfitrião Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16385 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controller Universal Host Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16385 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controlador de host universal USB 82801BA/BAM de Intel(r) - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.3300 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controller Universal Host Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Universální hostitelský øadiè Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 sbìrnice USB | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB-universel værtscontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 2.30.17.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB universele host-controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controller host da Standard Universal PCI a USB | (Controller host USB standard) | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.0.2195.6717 | Windows 2000 (5.0) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB universeller Hostcontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 2.30.17.0 | Windows 2000 (5.0) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB univerzális állomásvezérlõ - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller | (Standard USB Host Controller) | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6002.18005 | Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bit | |
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| Controller Universal Host Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16397 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Universální hostitelský øadiè Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM sbìrnice USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB universeller Hostcontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5508 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Contrôleur d'hôte universel Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16385 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controller Universal Host Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7601.17514 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB univerzális állomásvezérlõ - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Controladora de host universal USB Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7601.17514 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16445 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB universell vertskontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7100.13 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Contrôleur d'hôte universel Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB universeller Hostcontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5512 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6000.16553 | Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bit | |
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| Universální hostitelský øadiè Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 sbìrnice USB | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller | (Standard USB Host Controller) | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.0.2195.6717 | Windows 2000 (5.0) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB universell vertskontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6001.18000 | Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bit | |
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| Uniwersalny kontroler hosta USB Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6000.16386 | Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bit | |
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| Controladora de host universal USB Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6000.16386 | Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5503 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB-universel værtscontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Uniwersalny kontroler hosta USB Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Uniwersalny kontroler hosta USB Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7601.17514 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Ana Denetleyicisi - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7100.0 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.3311 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.2.3790.3959 | Windows Server 2003 (5.2) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2096 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16397 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller | (Standard USB Host Controller) | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.0.2195.6936 | Windows 2000 (5.0) 32 bit | |
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| Controller host da Standard Universal PCI a USB | (Controller host USB standard) | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.0.2195.1 | Windows 2000 (5.0) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6001.18000 | Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bit | |
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| Uniwersalny kontroler hosta USB Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.1106 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6000.16553 | Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.3282 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB universeller Hostcontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16385 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.3244 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.3264 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6002.18005 | Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bit | |
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| Standard Universal PCI to USB Host-controller | (Standaard USB Host Controller) | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.5508 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.20521 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller | (Standard USB Host Controller) | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.2180 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Contrôleur hôte PCI vers USB standard universel | (Contrôleur hôte USB standard) | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.0.2195.1 | Windows 2000 (5.0) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.20794 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.2.3790.1830 | Windows Server 2003 (5.2) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7100.0 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7000.0 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.2.3790.0 | Windows Server 2003 (5.2) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 2.30.17.0 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.2.3790.3959 | Windows Server 2003 (5.2) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | ULI | USB Universal Serial Bus | 5.1.2600.174 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.0.6001.18000 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB universeller Hostcontroller - 2442 | Intel | USB Universal Serial Bus | 6.1.7600.16445 | Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | ULI | ALi USB | 5.1.2600.174 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 | ULI | ALi USB | 5.1.2600.174 | Windows XP (5.1) 32 bit | |
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Intel Corporation (INTC) is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers. Intel was founded on July 18, 1968, as Int egrated El ectronics Corporation (though a common misconception is that "Intel" is from the word intel ligence). Intel also makes motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphic chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing. Founded by semiconductor pioneers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore and widely associated with the executive leadership and vision of Andrew Grove, Intel combines advanced chip design capability with a leading-edge manufacturing capability. Though Intel was originally known primarily to engineers and technologists, its "Intel Inside" advertising campaign of the 1990s made it and its Pentium processor household names. Intel was an early developer of SRAM and DRAM memory chips, and this represented the majority of its business until 1981. Although Intel created the world's first commercial microprocessor chip in 1971, it was not until the success of the personal computer (PC) that this became its primary business. During the 1990s, Intel invested heavily in new microprocessor designs fostering the rapid growth of the computer industry. During this period Intel became the dominant supplier of microprocessors for PCs, and was known for aggressive and sometimes illegal tactics in defense of its market position, particularly against Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), as well as a struggle with Microsoft for control over the direction of the PC industry. The 2011 rankings of the world's 100 most powerful brands published by Millward Brown Optimor showed the company's brand value at number 58. Intel has also begun research in electrical transmission and generation. Intel has recently introduced a 3-D transistor that may improve performance and energy efficiency. Intel will be mass producing this 3-D transistor, called Tri-Gate transistors, with their upcoming 22nm process in the near future. In 2011, SpectraWatt Inc., a solar cell spinoff of Intel, filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. |