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The invention relates to a computer system and method thereof characterized by high airflow and low acoustic noise by separating the enclosure of the system into two sections, in which in one section cooling fans are arranged between power supply units and disk drives, the power supply units being l

The invention relates to a computer system and method thereof characterized by high airflow and low acoustic noise by separating the enclosure of the system into two sections, in which in one section cooling fans are arranged between power supply units and disk drives, the power supply units being located at the back of the section and the fans, as to the disk drives, serving as exhaust fans, and in the other section inlet fans are arranged to cool selected hardware electrical elements, such as CPU modules, PCI and graphics cards, wherein the placement of the inlet fans is selected to minimize pre-heated air and fan airflow paths are controlled and directed by an air dam to maximize the cooling effect, and noise damping material is employed in mounting the rack for the disk drives, the disk drives and fans and in forming the side walls of the enclosure.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A computer system comprising:an enclosure for receiving hardware of the system,said enclosure including a first member for creating separate first and second sections, constructed and arranged to form two distinct airflow bays and to resist passage of heat energy from one

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A computer system comprising:an enclosure for receiving hardware of the system,said enclosure including a first member for creating separate first and second sections, constructed and arranged to form two distinct airflow bays and to resist passage of heat energy from one section to the other, each section comprising air inlet and air outlet sides,said first section including an inlet air passageway in said inlet side and an outlet air passageway in said outlet side of said first section,said second section including an inlet air passageway in said inlet side and an outlet air passageway in said outlet side of said second section,said second section including at least one inlet cooling fan,a bezel member in the inlet passageway of at least the second section and the opposed sides comprising wall forming members, anda second member arranged in said second section, said second member having an air directing tapered surface that causes cooling air from said inlet cooling fan to be accelerated into an area of said second section.