Abstract: A disc drive system having a rotating disc storage device and a base housing with a sealed internal heat transport structure containing a working fluid. The rotating disc storage device is disposed on the base housing and has at least one heat-generating component in a heat exchange relationship with the base housing. The heat transport structure is formed as a cavity or at least one fluid passage arranged radially, in parallel, as a matrix, or a serpentine channel. Absorbed heat vaporizes the working fluid. The vapor transports the heat from a heat transport structure evaporator section near a relatively hot location of the base housing, to a heat transport structure condenser section near a relatively cooler location of the base housing, where the vapor condenses to liquid and releases the heat. The liquid working fluid is drawn by capillary action from the condenser section back to the evaporator section, aided by a wicking structure.

Abstract: An electromagnetic absorber for a computer includes an array of conduits allowing airflow and having electrically conductive internal walls for absorbing electromagnetic radiation. The absorber is formed from a foamed metal or metal alloy or a foamed or non-foamed member treated to be conductive. The electromagnetic absorber can also be an acoustic absorber.

Abstract: A disc drive system having a rotating disc storage device and a base housing with a sealed internal heat transport structure containing a working fluid. The rotating disc storage device is disposed on the base housing and has at least one heat-generating component in a heat exchange relationship with the base housing. The heat transport structure is formed as a cavity or at least one fluid passage arranged radially, in parallel, as a matrix, or a serpentine channel. Absorbed heat vaporizes the working fluid. The vapor transports the heat from a heat transport structure evaporator section near a relatively hot location of the base housing, to a heat transport structure condenser section near a relatively cooler location of the base housing, where the vapor condenses to liquid and releases the heat. The liquid working fluid is drawn by capillary action from the condenser section back to the evaporator section, aided by a wicking structure.