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    Sony Vaio FZ CTO 290, gets warm all around. please help

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by aadic, Jan 18, 2008.

  1. aadic

    aadic Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi,

    i recently bought a sony vaio 290. my system gets warm on both the left and right palm rest, scroll surface and to some extent the keyboard area. the bottom is pretty warmer/hot.

    left palm rest is more warmer than the right

    also the screen also warms up in a few minutes.

    is this normal or do i need to worry? all your help will be greatly appreciated

    my system config:


    Component: Keyboard (Black)
    Component: WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n w/Integrated Bluetooth®
    Component: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GT
    Component: LCD 15.4" WXGA (XBRITE-HiColor™)
    Component: SuperMulti DVD±R DL / DVD±RW / DVD-RAM Drive
    Component: 120GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
    Component: 2 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 1 GBx2)
    Component: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
    Component: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz)
    Component: No Engraving
    Component: Standard Battery (BPS8)
    Description: VGN-FZ290 Configure-to-Order
     
    aadic, Jan 18, 2008
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  2. aadic

    aadic Notebook Enthusiast

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    any advise?
     
    aadic, Jan 19, 2008
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  3. aadic

    aadic Notebook Enthusiast

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    please help me. my return deadline is fast approaching
     
    aadic, Jan 20, 2008
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    dbz33 Newbie

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    My FZ290 has the same specs as yours and also gets hot in the places you posted. I dont think you have to worry about it. Just make sure your not blocking the intake for the CPU cooling on the bottom.

    I also had a Dell that used to get even hotter than this and it didnt even have anywhere near the power this does. Just enjoy it.
     
    dbz33, Jan 20, 2008
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  5. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Download and install Core Temp http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
    and tell us what is your CPU temperature. If it is not too hot, you don't need to worry.
     
    hendra, Jan 20, 2008
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    what rpm is your harddrive...just out of curiosity...
     
    RiCEADDiCTBOY, Jan 20, 2008
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  7. aadic

    aadic Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks everyone for all the replies.

    hard drive rpm: 5400

    core 1/2: 47/48 (ranges between 43 C to 65 C depending on use)

    does the graphics card make the temp of the laptop go up?
     
    aadic, Jan 20, 2008
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  8. dbz33

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    I have the same temps. Mine sometimes gets over 50 C when its on my lap. My legs sometimes cover the vents. Also I always have the Power Plan on Power Saver.
     
    dbz33, Jan 20, 2008
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  9. Transfer

    Transfer Notebook Consultant

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    It's a computer. It's going to get warm. It may even get very warm, especially at 2.2 GHz. Is it so hot that it's uncomfortable? That probably shouldn't happen, but it may still be normal.
     
    Transfer, Jan 20, 2008
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  10. aadic

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    it doesn't get very hot to become uncomfortable, but it is pretty warm enough.
    i just bought an antech notebook cooler. keeping it on it now, and will report the temperature
     
    aadic, Jan 20, 2008
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  11. aadic

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    antech keep the notebook cool. gets slightly warm.
    cpu temp never goes above 55c
     
    aadic, Jan 22, 2008
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