COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPRISING A COOLING SYSTEM AND A COOLING SYSTEM FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM

摘要

The invention relates to a computer system incorporating a cooling unit. The cooling unit uses conventional coolant that is being led from a compressor to a heat exchanger being in thermal contact with a component in the computer system generating heat, as example a central processing unit (CPU). The compressor is a low voltage compressor although the computer system has to have high voltage electrical power from the public electricity distribution net. By using a low voltage compressor the demands for power consumption and space may be limited. Also, it is possible to power the compressor from the built-in power supply of the computer system. In a preferred embodiment the heat exchanger being in thermal contact with the processing unit is enclosed in an insulated box. The box has openings for piping leading the coolant to and from the heat exchanger, and the box preferably also has a slot so that connection pins from the printed circuit board of the processing unit can protrude put through the box. Thereby the box can be attached to the motherboard by means of the connection pins. An alternative box has an orifice intended for abutting a base plate of the processing unit and has biasing means for holding the box onto a socket for the base plate and in abutment with the base plate.