Patent ID: 7965504

Claim:
An embedded computer chassis, comprising: a midplane having a first side and second side substantially opposite each other, wherein the midplane is suitably adapted to receive at least one computer card in each of the first side and the second side, the midplane dividing the chassis to define a first cooling region on the first side of the midplane and a second cooling region on the second side of the midplane; wherein a selected one of the first and second cooling regions is suitably adapted to cool and substantially contain the at least one computer card, wherein at least a portion of the selected cooling region is suitably adapted to receive a first fan tray and the other of the first and second region is adapted to receive a second fan tray, wherein the first fan tray is suitably adapted to couple to the first side of the midplane, wherein the second fan tray is suitably adapted to couple to the second side of the midplane, and wherein the first fan tray and the second fan tray are substantially redundant for removing the heat generated by the at least one computer card.