Low-power compact computer

• US 7,400,500 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2005
• Issued: 07/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: McCullough, Michael, Chau, Samuel, Ip, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong; Hung V
• Application Number:
  US11/264,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20070097624A1
• Time in Patent Office: 988 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41, 455/517, 455/557, 455/163, 165/104.21, 165/80.4, 361/713, 361679-687, 361724-727, 700/300, 600505-506
• US Class Current: 361/679.48
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/32 Means for saving power

Abstract

A low-power compact computer comprises a processor having relatively low-power consumption, a supporting chipset having conventional power consumption, and a conventional random access memory storage circuit.

Claims

1. A low-power compact computer comprising:

a processor having relatively low-power consumption, a supporting chipset having conventional power consumption, a conventional random access memory storage circuit, a power supply, a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, and a cooling fan, wherein the computer has a relatively uniform heat density.

2. The low-power compact computer of claim 1, wherein:

the processor is a mobile processor; and

the supporting chipset is a desktop chipset.

3. The low-power compact computer of claim 1, wherein:

the processor is a Pentium mobile processor; and

the supporting chipset is a Pentium desktop chipset.

4. The low-power compact computer of claim 1, wherein total power consumption does not exceed 108 W.

5. The low-power compact computer of claim 1, wherein the processor power consumption does not exceed 45 W.

6. The low-power compact computer of claim 1, wherein the processor power consumption does not exceed 35 W.

7. The low-power compact computer of claim 1, wherein the processor power consumption does not exceed 25 W.

8. The low-power compact computer of claim 1, wherein the processor power consumption does not exceed 25 W.

9. A low-power compact computer comprising:

a processor having relatively low-power consumption, wherein the processor is a mobile processor, a supporting chipset having conventional power consumption, wherein the supporting chipset is a desktop chipset, a conventional random access memory storage circuit, a power supply, a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, and a cooling fan, wherein the computer has a relatively uniform heat density.

10. A low-power compact motherboard for use in a computer, the motherboard comprising:

a processor having a relatively low-power specification, a supporting chipset having a conventional power specification, and a conventional random access memory storage circuit, wherein the motherboard has a relatively uniform heat density.

11. The low-power compact motherboard of claim 10, wherein the processor power consumption does not exceed 45 W.

12. The low-power compact motherboard of claim 10, wherein the processor power consumption does not exceed 35 W.

13. The low-power compact motherboard of claim 10, wherein the processor power consumption does not exceed 25 W.

14. A low-power compact computer comprising:

a low-power compact motherboard, a processor having relatively low-power consumption, a supporting chipset having conventional power consumption, a conventional random access memory storage circuit, a power supply, a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, and a cooling fan having a fan noise level at or below 35 dBA, wherein the computer has a relatively uniform heat density and the processor power consumption does not exceed 25 W.