Abstract: The chip stack of semiconductor chips with enhanced cooling apparatus includes a first chip with circuitry on a first side and a second chip electrically and mechanically coupled to the first chip by a grid of connectors. The apparatus further includes a thermal interface material pad placed between the first chip and the second chip, wherein the thermal interface material pad includes nanofibers aligned parallel to mating surfaces of the first chip and the second chip and nanofibers aligned perpendicular to mating surfaces of the first chip and the second chip.

Abstract: A system and method for access control of a hardfile responsive to a computer system having an operating system is disclosed. The method includes detecting a special boot condition during a pre-boot test of the computer system; and altering, in response to the special boot condition, an operating system access configuration of the hardfile. The system includes a computer system that adjusts an operating system access to a hardfile based upon various boot conditions.