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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1996
George M Hopkins, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Larry Hayes Wood, Fall Creek, WI (US);
Jeffrey Mark Glanzman, Mondovi, WI (US);
Cray Research, Inc., Eagan, MN (US);
Abstract
An input/output module functioning as a peripheral channel adapter or gateway to a network in a high speed digital processing system, the input/output module including a plurality of circuit board assemblies and an enclosure for enclosing the circuit board assemblies, the enclosure including a frame having side panels which are hinged to the frame on opposite sides thereof and movable between closed and open positions for providing access to the circuit board assemblies, a plurality of the input/output modules are enclosed within a housing made of metal, that provides EMI shielding for the input/output modules, the enclosures for the plurality of input/output modules defining metal bulkheads within the housing, and a blower located within the housing forwardly of the input/output modules for circulating cooling air through the input/output modules, the input/output modules being configured so that the volume of cooling air supplied to the application specific assemblies is greater than the volume of cooling air supplied to the power supply assembly.