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Sony SZ3 Cooling Fan Problem

Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by didovo, May 23, 2010.

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hello!

I bought my Sony three years ago. The Model was SZ3VMP/X, 13.3 inch with Core2Duo T7400 and 2GB RAM and 120GB HDD.

Everything was ok till last year. It becames louder and louder. I cleaned Heat sink and still it was loud.

After that I found there is cooling fan, above left from the Touchpad. Last two days I can hear noises like fan is dying.

Is it possible to buy this fan somewhere, when not to open it and clean it. It looks like pretty complicate to open that part of Notebook. To remove the keyboard wasn't a problem or HDD.

Any ideas? Experiences?

Thanks in advance.

didovo, May 23, 2010

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meanwhile i found that all cooler for sz3 model are the same.

best price? fast delivery?

didovo, May 31, 2010

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Pass on the SZ3 cooler.
Search the forum and Google for SZ fan upgrade.

The earlier models had a smaller heatsink and different fan that didn't work as good. To install it it pretty easy and you can find them on Ebay.

leslieann, Jun 1, 2010

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thanks man

didovo, Jun 6, 2010

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