CPC H05K 7/20209 (2013.01) [H05K 7/207 (2013.01); H05K 7/20136 (2013.01); H05K 7/20627 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system comprising:
a processor-based cooling mechanism for cooling one or more components in a computer;
a fan-based cooling mechanism for cooling the one or more components in the computer;
wherein the processor-based cooling mechanism and the fan-based cooling mechanism are configured to operate independent from each other which allows simultaneous operation of both;
a unified controller connected to the processor-based cooling mechanism and the fan-based cooling mechanism, wherein the unified controller is configured to sequentially control operation of the processor-based cooling mechanism and the fan-based cooling mechanism by:
in response to a first condition, allowing the processor-based cooling mechanism to operate and make a first cooling adjustment while locking the operation of the fan-based cooling mechanism; and
in response to a second condition, allowing the fan-based cooling mechanism to operate and make cooling adjustments after locking the operation of the processor-based cooling mechanism;
wherein the unified controller is configured to prohibit the processor-based cooling mechanism and the fan-based cooling mechanism from making the cooling adjustments simultaneously.
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