Frequently Asked Questions

This is a list of frequently asked questions and problems compiled by the Hypercube Support Desk. Many of the answers have appeared before on the HyperChem Email Users' Group. You can join the mailing list by sending the message "subscribe hyperchem" or "subscribe hyperchem your_email_addr" to hyperchem-request@hyper.com.

1. Can I get HyperChem for the Macintosh?
2a. Will HyperChem run as stand-alone on Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT?
2b. Will HyperChem run as networked on Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT?
3. What does the message about trying to obtain a license mean?
4. I've got trouble with the hardware lock (dongle).
5. I read MOL2 files from HyperChem into Spartan or Sybyl and get wrong types.
6. How can I substitute inhibitors or do docking?
7. How can I simulate a reaction?
8. I get a warning message about missing AMBER, BIO+ or OPLS parameters.
9. How much memory do HyperChem calculations need?
10. How can I read in a file of atomic Cartesian coordinates?
11. Why don't the semi-empirical methods usually allow elements beyond Xenon?
12. I don't get the plot that I'm expecting.
13. What is the format of the force matrix in the log file?
14. I get a bad structure from ZINDO/1.
15. I'm having problems with ChemPlus.
16. What are the HIN extensions that Molecule Presentations uses for orbitals?
17. Why do I get out of memory errors with HyperNMR?
18. How accurate is HyperNMR?
19. My SGI version of HyperChem Release 2.0 cannot find a valid license.
20. I cannot install either ChemPlus or HyperNMR.
21. HyperChem Lite Dynamics playback gives "Error opening ---.csv".
22. Can I model inorganic/organometallic compounds with HyperChem?
23. What kind of computer system is optimal for running HyperChem?
24. I'm having trouble printing.
25. HyperChem Lite gives "ChemCDROM environment in your WIN.INI is not a CDROM device".
26. How accurate are the HyperChem calculations?
27. I've just installed NT 4.0 and HyperChem (and/or my printer) won't run.
28. How many atoms can HyperChem handle?
29. Where can I get more ab initio basis sets?
30. Where can I get the latest version of the dongle driver?
31. What are the known incompatibilities of HyperChem with other software?
32. So, what can I do with HyperChem Raytrace?
33. How to install and run HyperChem 5 as a Windows NT 4.0 user?

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