Micron Technology Incorporated

Micron Electronics, Inc.

Travis J Schaff

Robert Gentile

Greg P Johnson

Jeffrey J Cronin

A method and system for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer. A software program is executed on the multiprocessor computer to determine the number of current processors in the multiprocessor computer and the revision number of each processor. A software program that compares the revision numbers of the current processors with processor compatibility information is then executed to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors.

Method and system for selecting compatible processors to add to a multiprocessor computer

A computer and a cooling unit for cooling a computer having a housing with a first panel including an aperture, a central processing unit coupled to a circuit board, a heat exchanger coupled to the central processing unit, and a power supply positioned apart from the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is positioned internally in the housing, and it is obstructed from the aperture in the first panel. In one particular embodiment, the cooling unit has a separate support element segregated from the power supply and an airflow director attached to the support element. The support element, for example, may have a first section attached to either the housing the motherboard, or another component of the computer apart from the central processing unit. The support element may also have a second section extending from the first section to an airflow site proximate to the heat exchanger. The airflow director may be a fan or conduit with an air-stream output at the airflow site to direct an air-stream across the heat exchanger.

Apparatus for cooling central processing units in personal computers

Reversing the orientation of the processors in a dual-processor arrangement enables the overall length of the host bus to be reduced. In addition, less board layers may be required because the number of data and address/control bus crossovers is also reduced. Furthermore, the heat-dissipation surfaces of the processors may be aligned to face one another thereby forming a channel. This makes it more efficient to cool the processors because heat may be drawn away from each processor with a common fluid stream that can be propelled through the channel with a single fluid propeller.

Reverse oriented processor configuration

A computer and a cooling unit for cooling a computer having a housing with a first panel including an aperture, a central processing unit coupled to a circuit board, a heat exchanger coupled to the central processing unit, and a power supply positioned apart from the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is positioned internally in the housing, and it is obstructed from the aperture in the first panel. In one particular embodiment, the cooling unit has a separate support element segregated from the power supply and an airflow director attached to the support element. The support element, for example, may have a first section attached to either the housing, the motherboard, or another component of the computer apart from the central processing unit. The support element may also have a second section extending from the first section to an airflow site proximate to the heat exchanger. The airflow director may be a fan or conduit with an air-stream output at the airflow site to direct an air-stream across the heat exchanger.

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Meridian, ID, United States of America

Travis J Schaff