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    Sony Sony Vaio FZ 31 Z Problem

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by modavaio, Mar 13, 2008.

  1. modavaio

    modavaio Newbie

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    Hi there,

    I just bought the new Vaio FZ 31 Z (T8200 Pennryn processor, 2.4ghz, 4go RAM - only 3 recognized by Windows- )

    I have a problem: after 2 hours of installation (!!) I see that the fan is ALWAYS running very fast even if I don't use any applications. That makes a lot of noise, like my previous Dell desktop with Pentium 3.0gh (was very hot!)

    So, I'm wondering if it is a problem or "normal". Tis machine is expansive and the fan running so fast when I do nothing has no sense..

    What do you think?
     
    modavaio, Mar 13, 2008
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  2. klipper

    klipper Notebook Enthusiast

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    I own a Vaio FZ31Z too since two weeks. Till now I never heard a noisy fan. The notebook can become rather warm indeed, but the fan is almost noiseless with me. But I must admit that I havn't installed and used yet heavy resources consuming apps like Photoshop. Be sure all ventilation gates(bottom) are free so cold air can cool the machine.
     
    klipper, Mar 14, 2008
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  3. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Yes, yes, yes. This point cannot be stressed highly enough. You MUST keep those vents unobstructed. The ONLY time I have ever heard the fan noise folks have discussed is when I sat the machine on a bed which, of course, blocked the vents. The fan became quite noisy after a couple of minutes.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Mar 15, 2008
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  4. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    My FZ's fan is also always (most of the time) running and it's not noisy. May be I am used to that.
     
    coolguy, Mar 15, 2008
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  5. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    I don't think there has EVER been a moment when my fan was not running. But that one time when I blocked the bottom vents, man oh man it was REALLY running!!! 'Twas quite noisy.


    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Mar 15, 2008
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