According to one embodiment of the present invention, a cooling apparatus
for notebook computer systems is disclosed. The apparatus includes: an evaporator
coupled to a heat generating device to extract the generated heat away from the
device, the device being installed inside a notebook computer, a heat exchanger
coupled to the evaporator; a transport medium to flow inside the evaporator and
the heat exchanger to transfer the generated heat from the device to the heat exchanger;
and a pump attached to the evaporator and the heat exchanger to force the transport
medium between the evaporator and the heat exchanger.