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    High temps (Speedfan)

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by archie88, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. archie88

    archie88 Notebook Consultant

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    I've been looking through the various threads but am still wondering about what is considered "high" for case/core/hd temperatures..

    1. Is there a way to turn up the speed of the fan?

    2. I've attached a screenshot of my Speedfan reading below. Can any tell me if they have comparable readings?

    The readings on this thread that I found seem way lower than mine: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=112121&page=2&highlight=speedfan

    Thanks!
     

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  2. LiveDesign

    LiveDesign Notebook Evangelist

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    What model do you have?
     
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  3. archie88

    archie88 Notebook Consultant

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    Whoops, sorry.

    It's an SZ150P and the temps are on stamina mode.
     
    archie88, Aug 1, 2007
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    What's your bios version and do you use XP or Vista more?
     
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    viol8r Notebook Geek

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    From my experience, SpeedFan picks up additional temperatures which to me seem useless / incorrect. I have the same issue (SZ480) - Temp2 and Temp3 remain constant no matter what. Temp1 is a little strange, can't figure out what that is.

    From my point of view, HD0, Core0 and Core1 are the only temperatures that you need to worry about. I have Core1 as the temperature that is displayed in my system tray (as it is the most representative of actual CPU temperature).

    As far as to whether your temperatures are excessive: yes, they seem pretty high. Had you just finished booting or doing something processor intensive? Is your laptop in a well ventilated area with its air vents free to blow out hot air from the internals?

    On a related note, I have found that SpeedFan reports different temperatures to Notebook Hardware Control (NHC, another temperature monitoring utility) - SpeedFan under-reports temperatures, so I have modified it to offset the temperature reading by +10... I may not be getting an accurate reading, but this value brings it close to the NHC value and I just want an indicative reading anyway.

    My temperatures (idle CPU):

    HD0: 36C
    Core0: 39C
    Core1: 38C

    Temp1: 33C
    Temp2: 49C
    Temp3: 50C

    Room temperature: around 23C (this is important - if your room temperature is high, so will your temperature readings!)

    Good luck!
     
    viol8r, Aug 3, 2007
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    viol8r Notebook Geek

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    On the fan speed front: you will need to use VAIO central to get to VAIO Power Management to change the CPU Fan Control setting (Adaptive is best, Level 1 quietest and most battery conserving, Level 5 loudest but helps your laptop run cooler constantly).
     
    viol8r, Aug 3, 2007
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