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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
Sertac Cakici, Austin, TX (US);
John Farrugia, Austin, TX (US);
Ryan M. Mcbeth, Round Rock, TX (US);
Meghna Paruthi, Austin, TX (US);
Madeline Vega, Austin, TX (US);
Sertac Cakici, Austin, TX (US);
John Farrugia, Austin, TX (US);
Ryan M. McBeth, Round Rock, TX (US);
Meghna Paruthi, Austin, TX (US);
Madeline Vega, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A modular computing housing includes a housing structure having a plurality of component slots that each can receive one of a plurality of components, where at least one of the components includes a processor having an operating frequency. A cooling system provides airflow through each of the component slots. A thermal control system can be communicably connected to each of the component slots and each of the received component processors. The thermal control system receives configuration data from each of the component slots, retrieves throttle data corresponding to the configuration data, and directs at least one received component processors to reduce its operating frequency in accordance with the throttle data.