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:

[seb21__]

[ant1uk]

hi again, remember i spoke to you about the heat under my lap top, i checked out the link to mobilemeter, its really good i been using it my cpu is 56 oC is that good?

[seb21__]

Is that a Intel Centrino CPU or a Intel Pentium4?

If it a Centrino, then I think it's Ok, but for a Pentium4 it's a bit high.(by normal working, by 100% CPU usage I had measured 73degrees on my VAIO)72 degrees are critical for a Pentium4 and approx 100degrees for the Centrino.

[kee-lo_]

It's good, but you should keep an eye on it.

[ant1uk]

its a centrino m processor the max i messured was 60 oC but that was the cpu at 100% its running cooler now since i been using the laptop on a work top, before i was using it on the carpet which was making it heat under, now i got a piece of glass

[Eugenepang]

how about get a small desktop fan and blow it away?.. :smileygrin:

[kee-lo_]

its a centrino m processor the max i messured was 60 oC but that was the cpu at 100% its running cooler now since i been using the laptop on a work top, before i was using it on the carpet which was making it heat under, now i got a piece of glass

Yeah carpet isn't good for the VAIO Ant

[brabusman]

Many thanks for the advice chaps:smileygrin:

I have given the laptop a gentle hoover. The temp is currently 76C and the HDD #0 is 44C (Sorry guys, but what is the first temp reading? I assume HDD is Hard Disk Drive?!?) after approx 45 minutes of running on a worktop.

Any views?:smileytongue:


PS you can probably tell I am a complete IT novice. Accounting/Tax/Investment and performance cars are my skills should any body require!!

[seb21__]

Yep, HDD is the harddisk, but 45 degrees is a little bit warm. 76degrees maybe OK for a Centrino CPU but not for Pentium 4 (you have a Centrino)

I have read that the max. stable temperature for a Centrino is approx 100 degrees. So, I think your laptop could be very hot if you stress the CPU.

I am a complete IT novice.

LOL, same here. I have learned this out of my own bad/good experience and the experience from other people. I think, "learning by doing" are the right words for this.:smileywink:

[kee-lo_]

It's a touch on the high side.

You and TellingD have something in common then