Overheating laptop

[brabusman]

Hi all
Am new to this forum but hopefully you guys might know the answer! I purchased a PCG-8L2M model 20 months ago. The laptop gets extremely hot then shuts down sometimes after 20 minutes sometimes 30 minutes.

I have virus scanned with zone labs but this is -ive?

Any clues would be very much appreciate:smileyconfused:

[Twisted-Rizla]

Hi there.

Welcome to the forum:smileygrin:

Quite often it's somethng as simple as dust build up on your fans. After 20 months I should think there may be quite a bit by now.

[kee-lo_]

Ah this time of the year, weather gets a bit hot, and VAIOs overheat.... guess thats the price for near silent computing.

Try using a hoover to clean your fans, make sure you have the fans on full too.

[seb21__]

Yeah, the question here is :

Are the fans powerfull enough to cool down, a overheated CPU? The fans in my old VAIO can do this.

The hoover was good idea Kee-Lo. Normally the CPU in my VAIO has approx 45-47 degrees. After the hoover action, my VAIO works with 41-42 degrees.

[GBS]

What temperature is your laptop reaching?
You can get accurate temperature mesurement using this.

Hope a cleanup sorts it out.

[kee-lo_]

Good question Seb, and yes I think you're right, but then customers would complain the fans are too loud, catch 22 again....

[seb21__]

truuuuueeee:smileyrolling_eyes:

[SpeedyZee]

whoa...just checked that program mobile meter to check my laptop stats, its hitting around 60 degrees! any help on coolin it down?

i've tried cleanin out my laptop...

[seb21__]

A hoover could help................

................(or compressed air:smileyrolling_eyes:)

[kee-lo_]

LOL we get it now Seb, you hate compressed air.