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== Hardware compatibility ==

Hardware compatibility can refer to the compatibility of computer hardware components with a particular [[CPU architecture]], bus, [[motherboard]] or [[operating system]]. 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 [[RAM]] chips, some of which can run at a lower (or sometimes higher) [[clock rate]] than rated. Hardware that was designed for one operating system may not work for another, if device or kernel drivers are unavailable. For example, much of the hardware for [[Mac OS X]] is [[proprietary hardware]] with drivers unavailable for use in operating systems such as [[Linux]].00

== See also ==