Abstract: A swappable cooling fan component for an information handling system includes a cooling fan, an attachment panel, and a connector panel. The attachment panel is in physical communication with a first surface of the cooling fan. The connector panel is in physical communication with a second surface of the cooling fan. The connector panel includes first and second connectors. The first connector receives control signals for the cooling fan when the swappable cooling fan component is in a first orientation. The second connector receives the control signals for the cooling fan when the swappable cooling fan component is in a second orientation.

Abstract: An accelerated boot process for a multiprocessor system and system components for use with the process are disclosed. Each processor caches at least one compressed system image in local nonvolatile memory. The processors boot concurrently, each using a local image. After a master processor is booted, the other processors verify with the master that each has booted a correct image version. Various redundancy and fallback features are described, which guarantee that all cards can boot and operate even if the preferred local system image contains a defect.