Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Compaq Computer Corporation, Inc.

Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.p.

Michael T Gill

Daniel N Donahoe

Joseph R Allen

Vincent Hung Nguyen

Kelly Kennedy Smith

Keith A Sauer

Robert J Hastings

William J Walker

George R Daniels

Belgie B McClelland, Ii

James J Ganthier

Chong Sin Tan

Securing data exchanged between components such as hardware sub-systems of a computing device (e.g., internal communications) during a request-response cycle is desirable. In some implementations, methods and systems as disclosed to secure computing devices against attackers attempting to take physical control of a computer system (or portion thereof) to compromise the system or steal data managed by the computer system. In one example, data transmission request from sender to a receiver may be identified and associated with a unique identifier to individually identify the data transmission request (e.g., a request internal to the computer system). The request may then be provided to the receiver and a later response may be identified and validated prior to returning the response data to the requestor. The validation may include ensuring an associated tag (e.g., unique identifier) is provided with the response to tie it to the request for which the response is being sent.

Security for active data request streams

A method may include assigning a core identifier of an active core to an idle core. After synchronizing the active core and idle core, the active core is inactivated.

Assignment of core identifier

A method and apparatus for loading IC's into a socket lid is disclosed. The IC is first loaded into a lid. Once the IC has been loaded into the lid, the lid is rotated into a closed position on the frame. The lid is then locked in place on the frame by rotating at least one locking lever into a closed lacked position, where the locking lever forces the lid down against the socket contacts against a spring.

Spring loaded lid

Server

Apparatus is provided for a heat transfer assembly for direct attachment to a high heat generating chip, which assembly includes a pump, air side heat exchanger mounted adjacent to a fan and a heat transfer plate which is attached to the high heat generating component for dissipating heat from such component under operating conditions. In another embodiment, apparatus is provided for dissipating heat from a hard disk drive including a U-shaped heat exchange clip resiliently mounted on opposite surfaces of a hard disk drive. In another embodiment, apparatus for dissipating heat from a hard disk drive includes a generally rectangular plate for mounting on the top or bottom of the hard disk drive. And, in another embodiment, apparatus is provided transferring heat from a vertical array of hard disk drives, which apparatus includes one or more panels interposed between adjacent vertically disposed hard disk drives.

Apparatus for liquid cooling of specific computer components

A notebook computer is provided and has a base housing in which a heat-generating component is located, and a lid housing pivotally secured to the base housing for pivotal movement relative thereto between open and closed positions. A relatively thin, hollow, flexible heat exchanger has a first section positioned in the base housing in heat exchange contact with the heat-generating component, a second section disposed in the lid housing in heat exchange contact therewith, and a flexible third section through which the interiors of the first and second sections are communicated. During operation of the computer, a small motor-driven pump recirculates a cooling liquid through the heat exchanger in a manner causing heat from the heat-generating component to be transferred to liquid in the first heat exchanger section, be carried therewith through the third section into the second section, and be transferred via the second section to the lid housing portion for dissipation therefrom to ambient. In an alternate embodiment of the heat exchanger a flexible ribbon cable is formed integrally therewith and functions to interconnect the computer motherboard in the base housing to the display circuitry in the lid housing. In an alternate embodiment of the computer, heat from the third heat exchanger section is transferred to an exposed metal heat exchanger block in the computer to permit heat dissipation from the closed computer when it is operatively inserted into a docking station.

Liquid cooled computer apparatus and associated methods

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Spring, TX, United States of America

Michael T Gill