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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 13, 2013
Applicant:

Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Michael DeCesaris, Carrboro, NC (US);

James J. Parsonese, Cary, NC (US);

Luke D. Remis, Raleigh, NC (US);

Philip L. Weinstein, Apex, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); F04D 19/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 19/002 (2013.01); F04D 27/004 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01); G06F 1/203 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); H05K 7/20209 (2013.01); H05K 7/20836 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1275 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for fan speed control based on memory margin are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes determining an operating margin of a memory interface. The method also includes determining whether the operating margin of the memory interface meets a predetermined condition. Further, the method includes controlling a speed of a computing system cooling fan based on the operating margin in response to determining the operating margin meets the predetermined condition.


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