Patent ID: 7626815

Claim:
A system for cooling a heat-generating device, the system comprising: a housing sized to fit within a drive bay of a computing device; a heat exchanger disposed within the housing and configured to transfer heat from liquid to air; a first fan disposed within the housing and coupled to the heat exchanger, wherein the first fan is configured as an intake fan to draw air into the housing from an exterior of the computing device and to force air through the heat exchanger; a second fan disposed within the housing and coupled to the heat exchanger, wherein the second fan is configured as an exhaust fan to force the air out of the housing to an interior of the computing device, wherein the first fan is located at one end of the heat exchanger and the second fan is located at an opposite end of the heat exchanger; and a pump disposed within the housing and configured to circulate a liquid through a cold plate sub-assembly and back to the heat exchanger, wherein the cold plate sub-assembly is configured to be thermally coupled to the heat-generating device; a second housing sized to fit within a second drive bay of the computing device; and a second heat exchanger disposed within the second housing and configured to transfer heat from liquid to air, wherein the second housing including the second heat exchanger is thermally coupled in series or parallel to the housing including the heat exchanger.