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    Sony Vaio 14P Fan Issues after Windows 8.1 Upgrade

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by stratman16, Oct 20, 2013.

  1. stratman16

    stratman16 Newbie

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    Hi everyone. I updated my Sony Vaio E series 14P (model number: SVE14A190X) to Windows 8.1 the other night and I've had an issue with the fan running at full throttle constantly when the laptop is turned on. It doesn't matter if the laptop is in sleep mode or if the CPU is running at 2% the fan continues to blast. I did some looking on some other forums and found several other people who had the same issue but were able to fix it by updating the graphics driver. The problem is that every time I try to update the graphics driver or disable it or do anything with it the computer will immediately shut off and upon rebooting will bring me to a black screen where all I can see is my flickering cursor. I've done several system restores but they only go as far back as right after I upgraded to 8.1. Thanks in advance for any help!
     
    stratman16, Oct 20, 2013
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  2. ngvuanh

    ngvuanh Notebook Deity

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    After updated to Windows 8.1, I also noticed AMD driver has been blocked.
    I think it could be the reason for fan running high.
    Even though I saw Sony has some updates for Windows 8.1, but not graphics driver.
    Mine is SVE14A27CXH
     
    ngvuanh, Oct 21, 2013
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    Z3rokelvin Newbie

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    Same problem with fan always on, started right after windows 8.1 update.

    Is there some way to change the fan settings in BIOS?

    looking for graphics driver update


    ...computer, its 10deg F outside, you do not need to full fan power! :confused:
     
    Z3rokelvin, Dec 11, 2013
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    Z3rokelvin Newbie

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    Model # SVE14AE13L
     
    Z3rokelvin, Dec 11, 2013
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