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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and apparatuses for ensuring proper heat sink installation in an information handling system are disclosed. The information handling system may include a first receiving mechanism configured to receive a first component and to be coupled with a first heat sink for cooling the first component. The information handling system may further include a second receiving mechanism configured to receive a second component and to be interchangeably coupled with one of the first heat sink and a second heat sink for cooling the second component. The information handling system may further include a bracket associated with the first receiving mechanism, the bracket having a key configured to allow the first receiving mechanism to be coupled with the first heat sink and to prevent the first receiving mechanism from being coupled with the second heat sink.