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    Fz180 gets hot when charging it or use it more than 30-60 min, is that alright?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by alitan, Aug 25, 2007.

  1. alitan

    alitan Notebook Enthusiast

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    My sony Fz180 gets hot/warm when charging it or use it for it more than an hour...
    is that alright? I should note that I don't use my battery too much.. cuz it runs out...
    The warm part is specifically on the left side and when the touch pad is....
    note; I constantly use my w-lan...
    thanks for the info!
     
    alitan, Aug 25, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Use Speedfan to get actual temperatures. "Hot" is not a good descriptive word.
     
    Lithus, Aug 25, 2007
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    I dont think its normal for it to get "hot"

    I have been given an Apple Powerbook G4 at work and that thing really gets hot. I have this gadget which gives information on the computer and on average the temperature is above 120 degrees F. A lot of the time though, its around 145-150 degrees F.

    My FZ is much cooler and at most I've felt is lukewarm on top and bottom.
     
    vaio2k7, Aug 26, 2007
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    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    And make sure you run it as Administrator, not an Administrator, THE Administrator. I have admin rights on my machine and yet SpeedFan did not show all the info until I did a right click on Speedfan in the start menu, selected properties, switched to the Compatibility tab and clicked "Run this program as administrator". THEN it showed everything.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Aug 26, 2007
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    I just downloaded and am running Speedfan and my two cores are showing 23 and 25 degrees C. Thats 73.4 and 77 degrees F, respectively.

    Applications I have open: Firefox (6 tabs), Windows Media Player, Trillian, and Skype.

    I think thats really good for what applications I'm running right now. No fan, no sound at all. :)
     
    vaio2k7, Aug 26, 2007
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    Very good information as usual Gary. I dont know about other Windows OS's, but in Vista especially, even if you think you are the administrator, you are not "THE" administrator. I learned this while trying to change shadow storage size in the command prompt, even though I was on the only account which exists on my computer.
     
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    HD0= 38 C
    Temp1= 49C
    Temp2= 49C
    Core0=28C
    Core1=28C
     
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    I have the Ac Power plugged btw...
     
    alitan, Aug 26, 2007
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    Here is Farenheit format:
    HD0=99F
    Temp1=120 F
    Temp2= 120F
    Core0=82F
    Core1=82F
     
    alitan, Aug 26, 2007
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    You're more than fine. Here's mine:
    HD0: 42
    Temp1: 70
    Core0: 46
    Core1: 45
    GPU (from NVIDIA Monitor): 72
     
    Lithus, Aug 26, 2007
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