Cooling problems

[marhigha]

I have had a Sony Vaio for over two and a half years and recently I noticed it gets REALLY hot very quickly, even when resting on a cool, hard, flat surface.  The fan is also a LOT noisier than it use to be.  Has anybody experienced similar problems?

[Thalamus.]

Hi MarkJHigham,

welcome to Club VAIO..

What's the temperatures of your vaio's processor and GPU.?

If you are unsure PCWizard is a handy application to check your Vaio’s temperature. To download PC wizard use the following link:PC Wizard


Have you tried cleaning the cooling vents of dust with compressed air (you should be able to get this from your local PC shop), check the instructions on the can before using because if used incorrectly you could damage the fan..