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    Sony vaio constant failures! fan problem?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by nnvt, Jan 31, 2014.

  1. nnvt

    nnvt Newbie

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    Hi guys


    Ok so here's the problem I have a Sony VAIO VPCEB4L1E (yes I know it's an old laptop) and it's failing constantly or it boots up and it freezes after a while or it just stays on and I can actually use it or it doesn't even start at all where it looks like it's booting as I hear the DVD drive spinning up but no screen and no lights, then the fan starts spinning really lound and the computer shuts down! This laptop just sucks because if I have to send it back to sony then it will be the 20th time! They even fixed it 2 times out of warranty because it broke so much :(

    I had problems with the hard drive, motherboard and now it's doing this to me... I think it might be a fan this time as I opened up speedfan and i saw this SPEEDFAN.PNG it says FAN2: 0RPM can this be the problem? Do you think sony will replace it again or give me my money back?


    thanks,

    nnvt
     
    nnvt, Jan 31, 2014
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  2. doraemon801

    doraemon801 Notebook Consultant

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    But your vaio only has 1 fan and it says 3300RPM, your temperatures look normal....
     
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    nnvt Newbie

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    Could you think of another thing that might be causing the constant failures? could it be the battery?
     
    nnvt, Jan 31, 2014
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    anytimer Notebook Virtuoso

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    Install openhardwaremonitor and start the graph to display temperatures of the CPU, etc. Now run a stress utility and see how high the temperatures go before the system crashes. You can also see the temperatures in speedfan - just go to the charts tab and tick the available boxes.

    It is likely that the fan is clogged with dust, and/or the thermal paste between the CPU and the heatsink has dried up. Open, clean, replace paste. See if you can find a guide for your model. I did this for my VPCZ1 and was amazed at the difference it made.
     
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