Patent ID: 7400252

Claim:
A computer comprising: a frame supporting computer circuitry and supporting a first wireless RFID communicator associated with the computer circuitry; at least one computer component removably installable within the computer and configured to electrically interact with, and as part of, the computer circuitry, wherein the computer circuitry cannot function without the at least one computer component, wherein the at least one computer component including a second wireless RFID communicator, and wherein the at least one computer component comprises at least one of a central processing unit, a power unit, or a cooling unit; and a manager in wired communication with the first wireless RFID communicator and including a comparator module configured for determining a compatibility of the at least one computer component with the computer circuitry, via wireless communication between the first wireless RFID communicator and the second wireless RFID communicator, by comparing at least one of a speed parameter or a power parameter of the at least one computer component with a predetermined criteria regarding the computer circuitry prior to physical installation of the at least one computer component within the computer.