Patent ID: 7321974
Filing Date: 2008-01-22
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A computing device having a simulated off state, comprising: a power supply having a power supply heat sink having a first fin orientation matching a direction airflow through said power supply, said power supply heat sink further including first cross-cuts to induce airflow turbulence, a central processing unit having a CPU heat sink having a bi-metallic outer portion and base; a graphics processing unit having a GPU heat sink having a second fin orientation matching a direction airflow over said graphics processing unit, said GPU heat sink further including second cross-cuts to induce airflow turbulence; a hard disk drive; random access memory; and wherein when said computing device is powered down, the computing device is placed into the simulated off state by placing the system components into a low power state such that the computing device appears to be off, and wherein the computing device remains enabled to run applications when in the simulated off state.