Hardware Compatibility

Hermetically sealed assemblies were not as compatible and, as expected, did not tolerate the pressure of the cleaning process. A motor stater, composed of wire windings potted in place with an unfilled epoxy was also found to be incompatible with the cleaning process. In this case, the carbon dioxide would fill voids in the epoxy and then during depressurization cause fi cturing at these voids. Later this problem was alleviated by cleaning at a lower pressure and decreasing the decompression rate. 

The issues raised during testing of these different assemblies illustrate the need for effective and complete compatibility analysis prior to implementation of a cleaning process. Materials analysis alone is insu 5cient when determining if supercritical fluid cleaning can be used in a proposed application. 

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Once you have found hardware that you feel is going to run Professional acceptably, your next step is to determine whether this hardware is compatible with the OS. There are a number of ways to do this, but probably the most dependable is to go to WWW. mi crosoft. com/wi ndows2000 to download a copy of the most recent Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). This list will tell you which hardware has been tested with Windows 2000 and should run properly. If your hardware is not on the HCL, contact your vendor for compatibility information and updated Windows 2000 drivers. Many Windows NT drivers will work with 2000, while Windows 95 or 98 drivers will NOT work ... 

The Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) lists hardware that has been tested with Windows 2000. If your hardware is NOT on the HCL, what should you do ... 

C. The Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), while comprehensive, does not include every legacy driver ever made. It may thus be necessary to contact the vendor for compatibility information. 

Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) An HCL is a list (that is maintained and regularly updated by Microsoft for each of its Windows OSs) of all hardware currently known to be compatible with a particular operating system. Windows 98, NT, and 2000 all have their own HCL. 

Which tool is best for developing expert systems The answer is that it depends on the job to be done and the resources available. How large is the problem to be solved Are professional programmers and/or knowledge engineers available to create the system Is broad hardware compatibility an issue Which is more important, development time or system performance time Is the system to be distributed How important is cost These questions are some of the considerations in the choice of development and deployment tools. 

The only real disadvantage to a remote system is the problem of a dense signal load on the data highway. Problems also occur with noise, hardware compatibility, and software compatibility. All of these affect system reliability. One solution is to provide a redundant highway. This means more wires, but it is the selected solution to several current systems. 

Parameter revision Model revision Interactive Check points Reusabihty Output Reports Graphics Animation Exportability Hardware Compatibility File sharing Output devices Vendor Ongoing development Training User support Customer base Cost/value relationship... 

Software is compatible with hardware that is already available or can be easily obtained ... 

Sponsor/Developing Organization LLNL. Developer. Steven G. Homann, LLNL L 380, P.O, Box 808, Livermore, CA 94551 Phone (501) 423-4962, Fax (501) 423-3090, E-mail shomann llnl.gov. Custodian Same. Hardware IBM PC compatible with a 80286 processor or greater, 512 kB of RAM, Microsoft DOS version 3.0 or later. Math coprocessor chip is desirable optional, hut highly recommended, 0.5 MB hard disk space. Software Pascal, tyjjical mn time several seconds. Cost No charge from LLNL. 

CAM-PC is a general purpose CA software simulation environment based on CAM-6, Designed by members of the GENOME Project at Eotvos University in Hungary, the first version of CAM-PC extends the possibilities of CAM-6 but is not yet fully compatible with it. The primary addition is support for 8 bit planes, increasing the size of CAM-6 s ccdl-statc alphabet to 256, The laudable purpose behind the project is to provide inexpensive but otherwise fully functional simulation tools for amateur researchers unable to afford faster dedicatcxl hardware. 

With. The following table, compiled from Refs 1, 2, 3 6, details the compatibility of dry expls (0.2% moisture max) with metals commonly used in military hardware. For all of the listed metals, exce] t phosphate coated steel, intimate contact was maintained with the various expls at ambient temp for a two year period (Ref 2). Phosphate coated steel was exposed for six months at 71° (Ref 3)... 

For a successful integration, the domestic appliances and all the other functions must be able to communicate with each other, which requires compatible software as well as hardware. Such digitalization may occur not only at appliance level, but also at the sensor level, as described in Chapter 6.2. 

Buffers are used mainly to control the pH and the acid-base equilibrium of the solute in the mobile phase. They can also be used to influence the retention times of ionizable compounds. The buffer capacity should be maximum and should be uniform in the pH range of 2-8 commonly used in HPLC. The buffers should be soluble, stable, and compatible with the detector employed, e.g., citrates are known to react with certain HPLC hardware components. 

The minimal hardware requirements, which are certainly adequate for all items discussed here, are an IBM or IBM-compatible PC equipped with at least 640 K RAM, a single floppy disk drive, at least a 40-Mbyte hard disk drive, a CD-ROM drive, a VGA color monitor, and a printer. The basic point here is that hardware requirements are minimal and readily available. In the case of the laser disk products, a laser disk drive and high resolution (VGA) monitor are also required. 

Data-processing facihties can be provided by using either commonly available IBM PC compatible software or hardware integration. 

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