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    SA2 fan VERY noisy during idle

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by led20719, May 3, 2012.

  1. led20719

    led20719 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Why is this? Anyone else have this problem?
     
    led20719, May 3, 2012
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    network0 Newbie

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    How much ram?
    Is your laptop hard drive SSD?
     
    network0, May 3, 2012
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  3. led20719

    led20719 Notebook Enthusiast

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    8GB
    SSD

    It's the loudest during idle
     
    led20719, May 3, 2012
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    safemode Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you have the most current BIOS?
     
    safemode, May 3, 2012
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  5. led20719

    led20719 Notebook Enthusiast

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    R2085H4 is the bios
     
    led20719, May 3, 2012
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    You're good to go in that department then, maybe it's a process running in the background?
     
    safemode, May 3, 2012
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    Sick Nick Notebook Consultant

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    Do you have it switched to stamina? If not, do that ;) That disables the AMD graphics completely, you dont need the AMD gpu during idle/desktop work anyway. The Intel HD3000 has enough performance for desktop work, watching HD content, etc.
     
    Sick Nick, May 4, 2012
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    Steve78 Notebook Evangelist

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    It's a 'feature' of the S series. You've bought a badly designed laptop that has inadequate cooling.
     
    Steve78, May 4, 2012
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    My S series (SE) has no such problem.
     
    safemode, May 4, 2012
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  10. darxide_sorcerer

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    my SA also does not have this problem, and i'm using the oldest BIOS which does not have modified fan profiles.
     
    darxide_sorcerer, May 4, 2012
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