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My new sony vaio overheating !!!!

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fz8975 Original post #1
Nov 11, 2011 at 11:18 PM
[Solved] My new sony vaio overheating !!!!

I bought a sony vaio VPCEH28FN ON 4TH november
Today I installed fifa 2012 demo (from DiGiT oct'11)......
When I started a match the laptop just turned off due to overheating.............I don't what the problem is ??

Edit - suggest a good software for LOGGING CPU temp.
asingh
asingh #2
Nov 11, 2011 at 11:20 PM
RealTEMP, CoreTEMP
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fz8975 #3
Nov 12, 2011 at 6:39 AM
i used coretemp and found out that the laptop shuts down at 64-65 c . . . .how can i stop this ? ?
marvelousprashant
Nov 12, 2011 at 4:52 PM
i used coretemp and found out that the laptop shuts down at 64-65 c . . . .how can i stop this ? ?

Usually CPU is set to trip at 95-110 degrees.
Are you using overheat protection in coretemp? You can use it to let you Laptop be turned off at much lower temperatures?

Use GPU-Z to see what is the temperature of your gfx card.
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fz8975 #5
Nov 12, 2011 at 5:23 PM
i am not using overheat protection . ..even without coretemp it gets turned off ..

I will check temp of gpu tonight

but i dont think its the gpu . . . . . .because it also turns off when i use multiple processor hungry apps. . .

-i called up sony cc he told me to update bios from the site . .
i am currently downloading all updates.. . . .i am worried if it is a hardware issue or not. .???
asingh
asingh #6
Nov 13, 2011 at 1:02 AM
What does the BIOS changelog say...for the new BIOS.
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fz8975 #7
Nov 15, 2011 at 7:19 PM
Actually I told someone else to download updates..
But the updates didn't include any bios update....they were just drivers and sony bloatware.....I visited this site
Support for VPCEH28FN : E Series : VAIO™ Notebook : Sony Asia Pacific

where can I find BIOS update ??

any suggestions ??

It currently shows insyde h2 bios
asingh
asingh #8
Nov 15, 2011 at 9:22 PM
Google the chipset for your system. And pull it off Intel.
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fz8975 #9
Nov 15, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Its intel hm65 express chipset ..
I couldn't find any BIOS update for it.... :(
asingh
asingh #10
Nov 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Then there is none.
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fz8975 #11
Nov 16, 2011 at 10:34 AM
the cpu drips at just 60-65 c . . . And there is no BIOS update available. . .
Is there any way to increase this value (temp) ? ? ?
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fz8975 #12
Nov 21, 2011 at 9:59 PM
Problem Solved ...
I went to sony service centre ....they took it for 3 days and they fixed the problem..
When I asked what was the problem , they told me that
1.air vents were to be cleaned (I was like :confused: ....brand new laptop with dust..)
2. Windows was corrupt ..so they formatted and reinstalled windows (what would have been corrupt..all was fine with windows )

As soon as they gave me the laptop, I started testing the heating problem.
As it was formatted it had nothing.Fortunately I had my pen-drive with me.It had fifa12 demo setup.I installed the game played at full setting for some time.
I also had hardware monitor with me.the temp were going high but the cpu was not dripping :smile:...
I was not satisfied with just fifa...so I thought of prime95.Downloaded it via tehering my phone's internet. Just ran the test which says'Maximu heat,power consumption..temps were going 75-78. I started fifa also and temps reached 84-85.I also went outside to check since the room was Air-Condtioned.

Hope I don't get future problems..
Any comments or suggestions
Akshay
Akshay #13
Nov 27, 2011 at 5:26 PM
Dont forget to use cooler pad with Vaio.. Vaio always tend to overheat.. esp the top left side of the keypad. Cooler fans make a lot of difference.
dashing.sujay
Nov 27, 2011 at 5:43 PM
Dont forget to use cooler pad with Vaio.. Vaio always tend to overheat.. esp the top left side of the keypad. Cooler fans make a lot of difference.

Not at all. Mine working perfectly. If at all it heats after playing games for hours, say around 75°, it takes barely a min or two to cool down.
Akshay
Akshay #15
Nov 27, 2011 at 9:17 PM
I think the issue was solved with the 2nd gen i5 processor. However, another thing is that I have seen issues with sony screen as well... Know atleast 5 people using vaio and have developed some sort of defect in the screen after a year of use (horizontal / vertical lining of different colors - I have one green horizontal line on mine while others have multi colour lines)
dashing.sujay
Nov 27, 2011 at 11:54 PM
Yeah, 2nd gen has considerably improved on cooling point. I too have 4 vaios in my group, 2 being old (first gen), but no screen issues, although one lappi overheats. (80° without playing games :crazy: )