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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Gregory P. Ziarnik, Houston, TX (US);
Mark D. Tupa, Cypress, TX (US);
Gregory P. Ziarnik, Houston, TX (US);
Mark D. Tupa, Cypress, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A computer system includes a processor and a fan operative to provide cooling airflow for reducing a temperature of the processor, the fan having a temperature threshold corresponding to operation of the fan at a speed greater than low speed. The computer system also includes a temperature-monitoring unit selectively operative in one of a reduced-acoustic mode and a normal-acoustic mode such that in the normal-acoustic mode, the temperature-monitoring unit attempts to control the temperature of the computer system by adjusting the speed of the fan and in the reduced-acoustic mode, the temperature-monitoring unit attempts to control the temperature of the computer system by throttling the processor.