Method of dimm cooling with gas and inflatable cold plate

A system comprising:

• a fluid pump;
• and
• a computing device further comprising:
• a motherboard;
• at least two memory cards connected to the motherboard;
• and
• at least one inflatable cold plate configured for placement in a slot between two memory cards of the at least two memory cards connected to the motherboard, wherein:
• the at least one inflatable cold plate expands to contact the two memory cards in response to pressure from a cooling fluid;
• and
• the at least one inflatable cold plate is configured to transfer heat from the two memory cards to the cooling fluid,
• wherein the at least one inflatable cold plate is in fluid communication with the fluid pump configured to:
• pump the cooling fluid through the inflatable cold plate at a sufficient pressure to pressurize the inflatable cold plate against the two memory cards;
• and
• circulate the cooling fluid through the inflatable cold plate to transfer heat from the inflatable cold plate.

An apparatus comprising:

• an inflatable cold plate configured for placement in a slot between two dual in-line memory modules (“DIMMs”) connected to a motherboard of a computing device, wherein:
• the inflatable cold plate expands to contact the two DIMMs in response to pressure from a cooling loop;
• and
• the inflatable cold plate is configured to transfer heat from the two DIMMs to the cooling loop,
• wherein the inflatable cold plate is in fluid communication with a fluid pump configured to:
• pump helium in a cooling loop through the inflatable cold plate at a sufficient pressure to pressurize the inflatable cold plate against the two DIMMs;
• and
• circulate the helium through the cooling loop of the inflatable cold plate to transfer heat from the inflatable cold plate to an external heat exchanger within the cooling loop.