Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

International Business Machines Corporation

Albert Vincent Makley

Timothy Samuel Farrow

Jason Aaron Matteson

Michael Sean June

Marc Richard Pamley

Jimmy Grant Foster, Sr

William Fred Martin-Otto

Ali Kathryn Ent

Shuang Shuang Li

Sean Hilliard

Vinod Kamath

William Fred Keown, Jr

Beth Frayne Loebach

Daryl Carvis Cromer

William Joseph Piazza

Martin Joseph Crippen

Timothy Wayne Crockett

Russell Alan Resnick

Omar Ali Ali

Cory Allen Chapman

Hye Suk Chi

Lawrence Shungwei Mok

Thomas Mario Cipolla

John David Swansey

Kenneth Scott Seethaler

Fusanobu Nakamura

Bryan Lloyd Young

Bret W Lehman

Alan Ladd Painter

Thomas Richard Hildner

Jon Wayne Heim

Fumitoshi Kiyooka

Jose M Orro

James Alan Pfaltzgraff

James Edward Hollifield, Iii

Marc R Pamloy

A computing system can include a computing system chassis that includes a front end and a back end; a drive that includes a side that includes a mounting feature; and a drive bay chassis operatively coupled to the computing system chassis where the drive bay chassis includes at least one drive bay accessible via the front end of the computing system chassis, a bracket and a latch operatively coupled to the bracket and disposed between the front end and the back end of the computing system chassis where the bracket moves responsive to contact with the side of the drive during translation of the drive into one of the at least one drive bay to engage the bracket and the mounting feature and wherein the latch is movable to disengage the bracket and the mounting feature for translation of the drive out of the at least one drive bay.

Component retention mechanism

A system can include a base that includes a bracket; a board releasably coupled to the base where the board includes at least one processor; and a stop pivotably coupled to the bracket where the stop includes a pivoted orientation that forms a first clearance between the stop and the board that permits movement of the board with respect to the base by a release distance and a stop orientation that limits movement of the board with respect to the base to a distance less than the release distance. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Computer board locating mechanism

For dynamic application optimization, a method is disclosed that includes detecting, by use of a processor, an altered need for a resource in an executing application, identifying one or more configuration parameters for configuring an operating environment for the application, and applying the one or more configuration parameters in response to detecting the altered need.

Dynamic application optimization

In the context of computer systems, the present invention broadly contemplates the ability to dynamically adjust the voltage and frequency of DRAM memory modules that are dual-voltage tolerant based on system performance. The invention allows a computer system to dynamically scale the memory voltage between a lower and a higher voltage, thereby allowing the system to save power when the system is idle or in low usage, but also allowing the system to realize the full memory performance when running more intensive applications.

Dynamic memory voltage scaling for power management

A drive cage can include a base side and a top side that define altitude of the drive cage; a front end and a back end that define longitude of the drive cage; a lateral side disposed between the front end and the back end and between the base side and the top side; drive bays where each drive bay extends longitudinally; a first wire bundle clip fixed to the top side that extends longitudinally to a free end; and a second wire bundle clip fixed to the lateral side that extends altitudinally to a free end. Such an example may further include a wire bundle clipped to the drive cage via the first wire bundle clip and the second wire bundle clip. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Drive cage and wires

A system can include a chassis; a board operatively coupled to the chassis where the board includes card slots aligned along respective parallel planes and circuitry operatively coupled to the slots; a retainer; and a bracket operatively coupled to the chassis where the bracket includes a guide that guides rotation of the retainer to and translation of the retainer along a plane orthogonal to the parallel planes. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Card retention mechanism

An assembly can include a processor; memory accessibly by the processor; a drive tray chassis; a drive tray positioned in the drive tray chassis where the drive tray includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a member coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall that defines a dimension of a first drive bay that extends from the first side wall to the second side wall, and an intermediate member that defines a dimension of a second drive bay that extends from the intermediate member to the second side wall wherein the dimension of the second drive bay is less than the dimension of the first drive bay; and a drive accessible by the processor and positioned in one of the first drive bay and the second drive bay. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Drive tray

The invention broadly contemplates a safety arrangement that transitions a moving component, for example a cooling fan housed within a chassis of an electronic device, between a first operating mode or condition and a second operating mode or condition. The first operating mode is a normal operating mode, allowing the component (fan) to operate (rotate) at full speed. The second operating mode is a safety or service mode, allowing the component (fan) to operate (rotate) at a reduced speed such that it is compliant with applicable safety regulations.

Safety features for moving components of electronic devices

A system can include a chassis that includes a keeper; a board coupled to the chassis where the board includes a power receipt connector and at least one processor electrically coupled to the power receipt connector; a power supply unit that includes a power supply connector; and a pivotable member coupled to the power supply unit where the pivotable member includes a handle portion and a latch portion that, in a latched orientation, engages the keeper and secures the power supply connector to the power receipt connector. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Computer power supply assembly

A computing system can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a drive bay chassis that includes opposing side walls that define a width of a drive bay; a drive accessible by the processor and disposed in the drive bay; a biasing mechanism operatively coupled to the drive bay chassis; a movable bracket biased by the biasing mechanism where the bracket includes at least one extension, a first orientation with respect to the drive bay chassis that orients the bracket in a latchable state of the at least one extension with respect to the drive in the drive bay and a second orientation with respect to the drive bay chassis that orients the bracket in an unlatchable state of the at least one extension with respect to the drive in the drive bay. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

A system can include a housing that includes a first opening and a second opening; a baffle disposed in the housing wherein the baffle defines within the housing a first plenum in fluid communication with the first opening and a second plenum in fluid communication with the second opening; a first processor disposed in the first plenum; and a second processor disposed in the second plenum. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Computer baffle

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for providing customized thermal control data structures. The default thermal control data structure is typically stored in a first storage device of the IOS module of the information processing system. A custom thermal control data structure is stored on a second storage device that is separately updatable from the first storage device. The thermal cooling module that provides cooling for the information processing system is directed to use the custom thermal control data structure for cooling components of the information processing system.

Separate customizable thermal control table

An exemplary drive tray includes parallel side members; at least one end member connected to the parallel side members where the members collectively form a resilient, substantially rectangular frame for receipt of a drive body; and a pair of parallel side walls extending in a direction normal to a plane defined by the frame where the pair of parallel side walls include engagement features to engage opposing sides of a drive body. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

A system can include a chassis; a board operatively coupled to the chassis where the board includes card slots aligned along respective parallel planes and circuitry operatively coupled to the slots; a processor operatively coupled to the circuitry of the board; memory accessible by the processor; a bracket operatively coupled to the chassis where the bracket includes parallel recesses corresponding to the parallel planes; and a retainer operatively coupled to the bracket where the retainer includes parallel recesses where in an open orientation the parallel recesses of the retainer align with the parallel recesses of the bracket and where in a retention orientation the parallel recesses of the retainer misalign with the parallel recesses of the bracket. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed for a power supply adapted to receive power from an outlet, the power input having a property, such as amperage, frequency or voltage. An indicator is provided on the connector to the power cord to indicate a value for the property to the power supply, wherein the power supply adapts to the value for the property. By providing an indication of the property the system is capable of reducing functionality to meet the capabilities of the power supply. A power cord may be provided with a male plug at one end capable of being inserted into a socket with a minimum value for a property, and the other end of the power cord may have a connector with an indicator to identify the minimum value for the power cord.

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Albert Vincent Makley