Patent ID: 8102651

Claim:
A computer system, comprising: a chassis defining an air flow pathway from an upstream air inlet to a downstream air outlet; one or more fans for forcing airflow through the chassis from the upstream air inlet to the downstream air outlet; first and second pluralities of memory module sockets disposed within the chassis in the airflow pathway, wherein the first plurality of memory module sockets is arranged in a first column and the second plurality of memory module sockets is arranged in a second column that is downstream of the first column; a first memory module operably received in a socket of the first column and a second memory module operably received in a socket of the second column; a plurality of airflow barriers including first and second pairs of adjacent airflow barriers, the first pair of adjacent airflow barriers forming an airflow channel guiding airflow along the first memory module and beyond the second column, and the second pair of adjacent airflow barriers forming an airflow channel guiding airflow through the first column and along the second memory module.