Citect is compatible with IBM-PC standards
and very few users have run into problems with incompatible
hardware. The most common problem areas are:
| BIOS
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This is very rare, I
know only of two instances this has occurred. In these cases Citect
runtime would not boot up, the computer would hang. This occurred
on very cheap computers, home brand type, the type which is put
together form lowest cost components. I don't recommend you use
this type of hardware.
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| Graphics
Display.
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This can be caused by
bad Graphic Display drivers. See Q1119 for
a list of know graphic display driver problems. We have had quite a
few problems with bugs in graphic display drivers. You should
always make sure you have the latest driver from your
supplier.
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| Network Cards
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Problems with network
cards can be caused by bad Network drivers. We have had quite a few
problems with cheap network cards or buggy drivers. Bad network
cards can cause system crashes or Windows to hang. These problems
may take many days to show up and are very difficult to fault find.
I don't recommend you try and save money on your network cards.
Today network cards are very inexpensive and they are a vital part
of you Citect system.
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Generally we have had very few problems with the computer
hardware and any reasonable quality computer should do the job. You
should be careful with network and graphic cards as this is where
we have found some problems.
Citect is developed on Compaq Computers, using QVision Graphic
Displays and Novel NE2000 network cards. Using this hardware should
reduce you chance of having any compatible problems. Note that even
some of the Compaq Graphic Display drivers have given problems.
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