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A cooling structure for a portable computer includes a cooling fan creating an air stream to release heat generated in a main body of the computer to the outside through at least one vent. First and second heat pipes transfer heat generated in first and second heat sources on a main board of the com

A cooling structure for a portable computer includes a cooling fan creating an air stream to release heat generated in a main body of the computer to the outside through at least one vent. First and second heat pipes transfer heat generated in first and second heat sources on a main board of the computer to a path of the air stream. A portion of the air stream is also directed to the interior of the main body.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cooling apparatus for a computer, comprising: a cooling fan unit for creating at least one air stream to remove heat generated inside a main body of a computer to the outside through at least one vent, said cooling fan unit including a cooling fan; a first heat pipe for tra

What is claimed is: 1. A cooling apparatus for a computer, comprising: a cooling fan unit for creating at least one air stream to remove heat generated inside a main body of a computer to the outside through at least one vent, said cooling fan unit including a cooling fan; a first heat pipe for transferring heat generated in a first heat source in the computer to a first location for cooling by the at least one air stream, the first heat source being located adjacent to and facing one side of the cooling fan unit in which an air supply port is located for supplying air from the cooling fan unit to the first heat source; a second heat pipe for transferring heat generated in a second heat source, distanced from the first heat source and located adjacent to and facing a different, non-vented, side of the cooling fan unit in the computer, to a second location for cooling by the at least one air stream, wherein: said at least one vent includes a first vent and a second vent; said first location for cooling is located proximate said first vent; said second location for cooling is located proximate said second vent; said first vent is located on a first side of said cooling fan unit; and said second vent is located on a different side of said cooling fan unit. 2. The cooling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: said at least one air stream includes a first air stream and a second air stream; said first location for cooling is a first cooling fm unit which allows the first air stream to pass therethrough; and said second location for cooling is a second cooling fin unit which allows the second air stream to pass therethrough. 3. The cooling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first and second heat pipes enclose a fluid or gas. 4. The cooling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an end of said second heat pipe is coupled to a cooling plate for thermally coupling to the second heat source. 5. A cooling apparatus for a computer, comprising: a cooling fan unit having a housing with air inlets in its top and in bottom surfaces for creating at least one air stream to remove heat generated inside a main body of a computer to the outside through at least one vent, said cooling fan unit including a cooling fan; a heat source connection; a first heat pipe coupled to said heat source connection for transferring heat away from said heat source connection to a first location for cooling by the at least one air stream, the heat source connection being located adjacent to and facing one side of the cooling fan unit in which an air supply port is located for supplying air from the cooling fan unit to the heat source connection; a cooling plate adjacent to and facing a non-vented side of the cooling fan unit; a second heat pipe coupled to said cooling plate for transferring heat away from said cooling plate to a second location for cooling by the at least one air stream, wherein: said at least one vent includes a first vent and a second vent; said first location for cooling is located proximate said first vent; said second location for cooling is located proximate said second vent; said first vent is located on a first side of said cooling fan unit; and said second vent is located on a different side of said cooling fan unit. 6. The cooling apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: said at least one air stream includes a first air stream and a second air stream; said first location for cooling is a first cooling fm unit which allows the first air stream to pass therethrough; and said second location for cooling is a second cooling fin unit which allows the second air stream to pass therethrough. 7. A cooling apparatus for a computer, comprising: a cooling fan means located in a housing having air inlets in its top and bottom surfaces for creating at least one air stream to remove heat generated inside a main body of a computer to the outside through at least one vent, said cooling fan means including a cooling fan; a first heat transferring means for transferring heat generated in a first heat source in the computer to a first location for cooling by the at least one air stream, the first heat source being located adjacent to and facing one side of the cooling fan unit in which an air supply port is located for supplying air from the cooling fan unit to the first heat source; a second heat transferring means for transferring heat generated in a second heat source adjacent to and facing a non-vented side of the cooling fan unit, distanced from the first heat source in the computer, to a second location for cooling by the at least one air stream, wherein: said at least one vent includes a first vent and a second vent; said first location for cooling is located proximate said first vent; said second location for cooling is located proximate said second vent; said first vent is located on a first side of said cooling fan means; and said second vent is located on a different side of said cooling fan means. 8. The cooling apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first heat transferring means includes a first pipe and said second heat transferring means includes a second pipe. 9. A computer comprising: a main body including at least one vent; a cooling fan unit having a housing with air inlets in its top and bottom surfaces for creating at least one air stream to remove heat generated inside said main body of said computer to the outside through said at least one vent, said cooling fan unit including a cooling fan; a motherboard including a microprocessor and at least one of a memory chipset, a graphic chipset, and a main chipset; a first heat pipe transferring heat generated by said microprocessor to a first location for cooling by the at least one air stream, the microprocessor being located adjacent to and facing one side of the cooling fan unit in which an air supply port is located for supplying air from the cooling fan unit to the microprocessor; a second heat pipe transferring heat generated by said at least one of said memory chipset, said graphic chipset, and said main chipset adjacent to and facing a non-vented side of the cooling fan unit, to a second location for cooling by the at least one air stream, wherein: said at least one vent includes a first vent and a second vent; said first location for cooling is located proximate said first vent; said second location for cooling is located proximate said second vent; said first vent is located on a first side of said main body; and said second vent is located on a different side of said main body.