K315S GETTING VERY HOT!!!

[ukweb]

Hi

I;'ve got a K315S which sadly is now outside the warranty period. It has been getting progressively hotter over the 18 months I have owned it for, and now it gets so hot it is unusable as a 'laptop' computer, because it's so bloody hot!

It gets very slow and unresponsive while its hot and am having to select the 'degrade' option for the CPU speed in the vaio power management for when its plugged in, just to keep it cooler. It never had a decent battery life, I get around 20 mins on a full charge, but this too is dwindeling.

Both internal fans are working correctly, I have had a sony specialist in Manchester UK to look at it. Speedfan reads the CPU temparature as 77c and the hard drive as 55c.

Is anyone else experiencing such excessive temparatures with theirs, what can be done?

THanks

[Thalamus.]

Hi ukweb,

Have you checked that the air vents are clear, it sounds to me that it could be a build up of dust, it may be worth going to Maplins are purchasing a can of compressed air..:smileyhappy:

[kee-lo_]

I have had a sony specialist in Manchester UK to look at it. Speedfan reads the CPU temparature as 77c and the hard drive as 55c.

What? He didn't clear it out for you?

[ukweb]

no, the dust was left untouched!

I bought some canned air and got rid of the dust but it still gets very hot, it hasn't helped at all I dont think, it still contunues to get very hot.

Might go for one of those dual core based vaio's, I got a mobile P4 3.06GHz in mine and it isnt fast, it is very hot and eats at the battery like nothin on earth! Anyone tell me what the performance is like from a dual core intel chip?

[Thalamus.]

Hi ukweb,

There still might be more dust inside, you could try and open up your vaio and clear the dust out or possibly take it to a specialist and have them clean it for you..:smileyhappy:

Also this thread (Noisy fan on K315z laptop) may be of interest..:smileywink:

[kee-lo_]

That's pretty poor of him not to do the maintenance! I'd chase that up

[Blencogo]

My K-Series with the same processor runs at 55 to 60 degrees for the CPU and 35 to 40 degrees for the HDD.

I'm afraid surgery is the only effective answer - surprisingly little dust can make a significant difference.

With the big changes coming over the next year with Vista, HDCP, VIIV etc., I would think very carefully before buying any new laptop without upgradable features (like the graphics card).

[seb21__]

Both internal fans are working correctly, I have had a sony specialist in Manchester UK to look at it. Speedfan reads the CPU temparature as 77c and the hard drive as 55c.

When was that been? In germany you get another half year warranty after repair. It gives you security that everything should be ok now for another half year.

[kee-lo_]

Personally I'd not buy a PC until 2007 if it's not necessary