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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Justin P. Bandholz, Cary, NC (US);
Zachary B. Durham, Asheboro, NC (US);
Clifton E. Kerr, Durham, NC (US);
Joseph E. Maxwell, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin M. Reinberg, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kevin S. D. Vernon, Durham, NC (US);
Philip L. Weinstein, Apex, NC (US);
Christopher C. West, Raleigh, NC (US);
Justin P. Bandholz, Cary, NC (US);
Zachary B. Durham, Asheboro, NC (US);
Clifton E. Kerr, Durham, NC (US);
Joseph E. Maxwell, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin M. Reinberg, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kevin S. D. Vernon, Durham, NC (US);
Philip L. Weinstein, Apex, NC (US);
Christopher C. West, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and products for detecting an increase in thermal resistance of a heat sink in a computer system, the heat sink dissipating heat for a component of the computer system, the computer system including a fan controlling airflow across the heat sink, the computer system also including a temperature monitoring device, including: measuring, by a monitoring module through use of the temperature monitoring device during operation of the computer system, thermal resistance of the heat sink; determining whether the measured thermal resistance of the heat sink is greater than a threshold thermal resistance, the threshold thermal resistance stored in a thermal profile in non-volatile memory, and if the measured thermal resistance of the heat sink is greater than the threshold thermal resistance, notifying a system administrator.