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A cooling apparatus, method and article of manufacture are disclosed which provide for selectively providing power to an attached heat-dissipating apparatus having a cooling probe in thermal contact with a cooling unit, to remove heat generated by a heat-generating source within the computer to an e

A cooling apparatus, method and article of manufacture are disclosed which provide for selectively providing power to an attached heat-dissipating apparatus having a cooling probe in thermal contact with a cooling unit, to remove heat generated by a heat-generating source within the computer to an external environment outside of the computer. Power may be conserved, portable battery life extended, higher-speed processors utilized, and overall dimensional characteristics of a personal computer may be slimmed and reduced by utilizing the apparatus with a personal computer. Heat energy is transferred across a thermal connection interface from the heat-generating source of the personal computer to a collection face of the apparatus, and thereafter collected heat energy is dissipated in relation to the available power of the power source and/or the planned operating speed of the processor.

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1. A portable cooling apparatus, operable with a personal computer having a conductive connector in thermal contact with a heat generating source within an ambient environment of the computer, comprisingan adapter housing a conductive probe in thermal contact with a thermoelectric cooling unit, wher

1. A portable cooling apparatus, operable with a personal computer having a conductive connector in thermal contact with a heat generating source within an ambient environment of the computer, comprisingan adapter housing a conductive probe in thermal contact with a thermoelectric cooling unit, wherein when the adapter is mated with the conductive connector, generated heat energy is thermally transferred firstly from the conductive connector to the conductive probe across a connection interface, secondly from the probe to the thermo-electric cooling unit, and lastly from the thermo-electric cooling unit to an external environment apart from the ambient environment.