Providing cooling to a computer system via a pedestal having a cooling fan
US8509960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/206
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system detects that it is coupled to a pedestal having a cooling fan. The computer system signals the cooling fan of the pedestal to operate, and signals cooling fans within the computer system to operate at lower rotational speeds having lower acoustic levels.
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