Dell Products Inc.

Forrest J Pobst

Roy A Rachui

Mark S Manley

Robert C Sloan

Stephen Gill

An apparatus and method for cooling a heat-generating component according to which a body member is placed over a portion of a heat sink so that flanges on the body member engage the component. The body member is forced away from the heat sink so that the flanges force the component and the heat sink into intimate contact.

Apparatus and method for cooling a heat generating component

A modular component receiving structure (,) includes a guide structure (,) for guiding a modular component (,) into a proper installed position and for ensuring that the module is handled properly during installation. A drive arrangement including a threaded drive opening (,) may be included with the guide structure (,) for use in applying a proper installation force to move the memory module (,) into a proper installed position. The drive arrangement facilitates the use of a rotary tool to apply the installation force.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Forrest J Pobst