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== {{anchor|Hardware}}Hardware compatibility ==

Hardware compatibility can refer to the compatibility of computer hardware components with a particular [[CPU architecture]], bus, [[motherboard]] or [[operating system]].<ref name=":0" /> Hardware that is compatible may not always run at its highest stated performance, but it can nevertheless work with [[Legacy system|legacy components]]. An example is [[random-access memory|RAM]] chips, some of which can run at a lower (or sometimes higher) [[clock rate]] than rated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glawion |first=Alex |date=2022-05-02 |title=Why Is My RAM Not Running at Full Speed? [5 Reasons and How To Fix] |url=https://www.cgdirector.com/ram-not-running-at-full-speed/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=CGDirector |language=en-US}}</ref> Hardware that was designed for one operating system may not work for another, if device or kernel drivers are unavailable. As an example, Android is not able to be ranrun on a phone with iOS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Can I install a custom OS on iPhone 5s? |url=https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/378036/can-i-install-a-custom-os-on-iphone-5s |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Ask Different |language=en}}</ref>

== Free and open-source software ==

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{{#section-h:Free and open-source software|Hardware and software compatibility}}

== See also ==

* [[Binary-code compatibility]]

* [[Compatibility layer]]

* [[Interchangeability (computer science)|Interchangeability]]