Dell Products Inc.

Michael W Kolb

Laurent Andrew Regimbal

Jinsaku Masuyama

Scott Michael Ramsey

Jeremey J Pionke

A system and method for using a shared bus to control a keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) output is disclosed. The system may include a mid-plane having a video bus. At least one server module, including a video output module, may be placed in communications with the video bus. The video output module may transmit a video signal over the bus and receives a control signal over the bus. A management module may also be placed in communications with the video bus. The management module may receive the video signal from the server module via the bus and provide a control signal through the video bus to each server module. The control signal may activate or deactivate the video output module on each server module.

System and method for using a shared bus for video communications

A method and apparatus for cooling includes a chassis and a midplane mounted in the chassis. More than one airflow opening is formed in the midplane. A temperature measuring sensor is mounted in the chassis. More than one heat generating module is positioned on a first side of the midplane and more than one adjustable airflow generating component is positioned on a second side of the midplane to generate an airflow through each opening. A controller is coupled to determine an output for adjusting each airflow generating component in response to the temperature sensed by each sensor.

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Michael W Kolb