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    Sony S360 Power Management Utility

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Supratik, Nov 17, 2007.

  1. Supratik

    Supratik Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    I have a Sony S360 and I just reformatted (from XP to Vista and then back to XP again), and I can't find the power management utility anywhere so my fan can be less noisy - does anybody know where I could download it?

    Thanks!
     
    Supratik, Nov 17, 2007
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  2. Supratik

    Supratik Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmm...

    While doing some searching, I came across a website that has like...

    EVERY SINGLE VAIO DRIVER EVER*

    ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/PUB/Vaio/Original/

    I downloaded the S3 Utilities, and found it there. Hurray!

    *may not be entirely accurate.
     
    Supratik, Nov 17, 2007
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  3. Supratik

    Supratik Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okay, that didn't work at controlling my fan speed. From doing some digging, it seems that I need a piece of software called "Power Panel" - anybody know where to find this?
     
    Supratik, Nov 17, 2007
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  4. Mujja

    Mujja Notebook Evangelist

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    Only utils I'm aware of are VAIO Power Management and VAIO Control Center. Where did you read about the "Power Panel"
     
    Mujja, Nov 21, 2007
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  5. Bomfunk

    Bomfunk Notebook Consultant

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    Get yourself Notebook hardware control, works beautifully on the S-Series..
     
    Bomfunk, Nov 22, 2007
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