However, if you are compiling in Quartus 2000.09 software or lower, and have not explicitly specified the range of your signals you results may not simulate properly.
Consider the following code:
---- signal a : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0); process(iclock1,reset) if (reset='0') then a ----
When "reset" is '0', instead of getting "11100000" for the signal "a", Quartus software simulation shows the 2 most significant bits (MSBs) as flipped and displays the following: "00100011".
If you modify a to a (7 downto 0), the design will simulate correctly.
This problem is fixed in the Quartus II software version 1.0.