Method and apparatus for external cooling an electronic component of a mobile hardware product, particularly a notebook computer, at a docking station having a thermoelectric cooler

摘要

A portable computer has enhanced cooling of its processor in a docked mode of operation. External cooling of the computer processor takes place using a thermoelectric cooler in the docking station which has its cold side engaged in heat conducting relation in a bottom mount configuration with a thermal port on the computer for transporting heat from the computer to a cooling mechanism in the docking station. The portable computer is a notebook computer operable in undocked and docked modes in an example embodiment.