20110141684 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING A BLADE SERVER INCLUDING A DISK COOLING ZONE - A method and apparatus adapted to cool a blade server positioned within a rack of other blade servers include transferring heat from a heat source in the blade server to a cooling zone positioned at an interface between a top plate of the blade server and a heat transferring element within the blade server that transfers the heat to a cooling medium. The method and apparatus use an active cooling device that is selectively activated to pump heat from the cooling zone to a heat exchanger positioned away from the heat source when temperatures of the heat source reach predefined levels. | 06-16-2011 |