Patent ID: 8350711

Claim:
A system for safe handling of information handling resources, comprising: a cooling fan; an information handling system comprising: a plurality of information handling resources coupled to the cooling fan; and a sensor thermally coupled to at least one of the plurality of information handling resources; and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, wherein the controller is configured for: detecting occurrence of a power down sequence; in response to detecting of the power down sequence, controlling operation of the cooling fan based at least on a first criteria of a predetermined policy; receiving a signal from the sensor, the signal indicating a thermal property of a particular information handling resource thermally coupled to the sensor; determining if the thermal property satisfies a second criteria of the predetermined policy, the second criteria comprising a safe temperature range for handling the particular information handling resource; and if the thermal property meets the second criteria, providing an alert via an indicator to a user indicating that the particular information handling resource is safe for handling.