WHAT IS HCL, What is Hardware Compatibility List, What is Minimum Hardware Requirement

Question : What is HCL, What is Hardware Compatibility List, What is Minimum Hardware Requirement ?

Ans. :  HCL is Hardware Compability List (i.e. Minimum or Recommended Hardware Requirement List) for a Software or Hardware Like :

Windows VISTA HCL  or System Requirement is :

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Component____________Vista Capable (Normal) _______ Vista Premium Ready          
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Processor or CPU_______800 Mhz or Higher __________ __ 1 GHz.....................................
Memory (RAM) ____ ___ 512 MB or Higher _____________ 1 GB .....................................
Disk Space ___________  20 GB _____________________  40 GB or More ......................
Network or LAN Card _ _ Need for Updates Only ________  Needed for Updates Only.......
Display _______________ SVGA (Direct X 9.0) _________   Directx 9 and WDDM 1.0 .....
Peripherals ____________ KeyBoard, Mouse ____________  Key Board, Mouse ................
Removable Storage ______CD/DVD ROM / RAM Drive____ 52 x or faster CD / DVD Drives
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Windows XPs HCL is :
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Component____________Minimum Requirement________ Recommended Requirement
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Processor or CPU_______233 Mhz or Higher     _________ 300 Mhz or Higher
Memory (RAM)  _______  64  MB  or Higher    _________  128 MB
Disk Space  ___________ 1.5  GB ___________________ 2 GB or More
Network or LAN Card ___ No Need  _________________ Needed if Networking Required
Display _______________ 800 x 600 (VGA) ___________ SVGA or Higher
Peripherals ____________ KeyBoard, Mouse ___________ Key Board, Mouse
Removable Storage ______CD/DVD ROM / RAM Drive___ 12 x or faster CD / DVD Drives
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Windows 7 (32 BIT) Hardware Compatibility List
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Component____________Minimum Requirement________ Recommended Requirement
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Processor or CPU_______ 1 GHz 32 Bit Processor ___________  or Higher
Memory (RAM) ________ 1 GB _________________________  or Higher
Disk Space ____________ 16 GB ________________________  or More
Network or LAN Card ___ Optional _______________________ Optional
Display _______________ SVGA / Graphics Accelerator Card __  or Higher
Peripherals ____________ KeyBoard, Mouse _______________  Key Board, Mouse
Removable Storage ______ CD/DVD ROM / RAM Drive___ 52 or faster CD/DVD Drives
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Windows 7 (64 BIT) Hardware Compatibility List
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Component____________Minimum Requirement________ Recommended Requirement
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Processor or CPU_______ 1 GHz 64 Bit Processor ___________ or Higher
Memory (RAM) ________ 2 GB _________________________ or Higher
Disk Space ____________ 20 GB ________________________ or More
Network or LAN Card ___ Optional _______________________ Optional
Display _______________ SVGA / Graphics Accelerator Card __ or Higher
Peripherals ____________ KeyBoard, Mouse _______________ Key Board, Mouse
Removable Storage ______ CD/DVD ROM / RAM Drive___ 52 or faster CD/DVD Drives
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WINDOWS 98 HCL
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Component____________Minimum Requirement________ Recommended Requirement
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Processor or CPU_______ 486 DX2 _________________ 233 or Higher
Memory (RAM) ________ 16 MB ___________________ or Higher
Disk Space ____________ 100 MB ________________ _ or More
Network or LAN Card ___ Optional _________________ Optional
Display _______________  16 Bit EGA / VGA _________ SVGA
Peripherals ___________ _ KeyBoard, Mouse __________ Key Board, Mouse
Removable Storage ______ CD/DVD ROM / RAM Drive__ 4x or faster CD/DVD Drives
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