The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Is it possible to control the fan speed on the VAIO S15?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Kasparn, Mar 7, 2013.

  1. Kasparn

    Kasparn Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    26
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I tried using SpeedFan but with no avail, and using VAIO Control Centre limits the processor speed.

    What I want to do is to allow the processor and/or gpu to get hotter before having the fan ramp up its speed. Is that possible?
     
    Kasparn, Mar 7, 2013
    #1
  2. JackShepard

    JackShepard Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    9
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I think that it might be possible to control the fan speed with the software Notebook FanControl, which can be found here: [Vorstellung] NoteBook FanControl (NBFC) - ComputerBase Forum. I already tried to create a configuration for my S13P, but til now I was not able to find the right parameters. :-(
     
    JackShepard, Mar 10, 2013
    #2
  3. Pohmell

    Pohmell Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    4
    Messages:
    188
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Has anyone sent a complaint directly to Sony? Cause this is their unfinished job.
     
    Pohmell, Mar 10, 2013
    #3
  4. Kasparn

    Kasparn Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    26
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I am fairly sure it's possible to control the fan to be honest, considering there is a stock program that came with the laptop to test the fan and ramp it all the way up.

    However, when I tried to replicate that with SpeedFan, it can't seemed to be able to find the fan controller. Frankly, it might just be me being dumb lol, which is why I came here for help.

    Really, I can cope with my GPU and CPU running at a constant 60C if that means the fan speed is kept at a bare minimum, or non at all. I game with headphones on, so the fan spinning at a higher rev doesn't bother me much.
     
    Kasparn, Mar 13, 2013
    #4
  5. Kasparn

    Kasparn Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    26
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Thanks for the link, I will try work something out with it tonight when I get back. IF I get anything, I will report back; wish me luck.
     
    Kasparn, Mar 13, 2013
    #5