topic Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp in PCs & Accessories

heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

zitueni — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 13:53:21 GMT

i have noticed, that the fan on my vgn-s5vp almost never stops. i have the feeling, the minute i start up the laptop it goes on full-speed and stays like that. even when i'm not using the machine.
i also noticed, that is bottom of the laptop is very hot. so hot that I can't put it in my lap

Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

ph-m — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:51:07 GMT

look for my post on overheating??? there are some good pointers in there

Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

robpaxton — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 13:16:58 GMT

Check task manager (Ctrl - Shift - Esc) and find out if any programs are using a lot of CPU time. Also run a spyware and antivirus check to make sure that the computer isn't running malware.

There is also a BIOS upgrade for the S5 on Vaio Link which supposedly addresses some overheating issues. You should be able to access this from Vaio update, alternatively visit this link and check the drivers/updates area.

Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

zitueni — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:28:28 GMT

Can u give me the link pls.

Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

zitueni — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:33:10 GMT

The "system idle process" is taking the most of the cpu power. It reaches somrtimes 97 (whatever this figure means).
On the perfomance tab. the CPU usage seems to be normal. Between 10 & 4% when idle.

Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

kee-lo_ — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 14:02:50 GMT

That's fine, it always does this.
I would suggest scanning for spyware and adware with Spybot Search And Destroy from killa.de and Adaware

Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

robpaxton — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:03:27 GMT

The BIOS update is at http://www.vaio-link.com

You should also be able to get it using Vaio Update.

Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

zitueni — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:43:52 GMT

I already did that. did not help

Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

robpaxton — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 09:09:05 GMT

You could download & run Mobilemeter - let us know what temperature is being reported.

Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

zitueni — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:43:43 GMT

The temperature varies between 52 and 56 degrees. But Ihave noticed, that whenever i even move the mouse, the fan accelerates

Re: heat and fan on vgn-s5vp

robpaxton — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:28:41 GMT

According to Intel, 52 to 56 degrees is acceptable for a Pentium M processor. The fan will start at lower than those temperatures and the speed of the fan will increase if the temperature continues to rise. I've seen temperatures up to about 68C when the machine is being stressed.

At about 93C the processor speed will be throttled to help reduce the temperature (This shouldn't happen unless there is a cooling fan fault or blockage).

At around 99C the system will shut down immediatly.

The Pentium M has a max. operating temperature of 100C

Hope the above is of use and puts your mind to rest a little. If you are still concerned that the temperature is too high then you could ring Vaio-Link and see what they say.