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    Stay away from new T13 ultrabooks if you don't like loud laptops

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by chromer21, Jun 16, 2012.

  1. JAmerican

    JAmerican Notebook Consultant

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    When I dissembled the unit, I realized that the Northbridge has no form of active cooling just passive cooling. If the Intel HD 4000 is integrated into the Northbridge, this could be a potential failure point in the future and the reason the fan runs at a maximum.
     
    JAmerican, Jul 29, 2012
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  2. Pseudorandom

    Pseudorandom Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm pretty sure the HD4000 is integrated into the CPU, not the NB. It's actually on the same die with the CPU I believe.
     
    Pseudorandom, Jul 30, 2012
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    tiago2 Newbie

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    this is a common problem. it is not specific for any sony t user. sony insists not to release a bios update or find any solution. shortly, we are regretful to buy sony.
     
    tiago2, Aug 25, 2012
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  4. mailxiaodan

    mailxiaodan Notebook Enthusiast

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    same here. fan at full speed even in BIOS, cpu/mb temperature less than 55C.

    I decide to give Sony a try and send the brand new machine in for service. Hopefully they can handle it well. If not, I'll return.

     
    mailxiaodan, Sep 1, 2012
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  5. buiquanghung

    buiquanghung Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think Sony will soon release new Bios version to solve this problem, just like S model... so stay patient bros.
     
    buiquanghung, Sep 1, 2012
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  6. mailxiaodan

    mailxiaodan Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's been months since users/reviews started complaining. My return time is running out soon, but Sony told me they don't have any alert/record on this (hence unlikely to have bios update to address it?)
     
    mailxiaodan, Sep 1, 2012
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  7. Valnar

    Valnar Notebook Consultant

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    I posted this question in the T owners thread. Reviews say that the T in idle is abou 30 dba and under full load about 42. I can remember that my Z11 has equal loud fan roaring.
    Mybe someone owns the Z and T and can compare those machines :)
     
    Valnar, Sep 2, 2012
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  8. mailxiaodan

    mailxiaodan Notebook Enthusiast

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    care to instruct how to measure it (android/iphone app?) thx
     
    mailxiaodan, Sep 2, 2012
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  9. Valnar

    Valnar Notebook Consultant

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    I don´t know how to mesure it. I compared the idle and full load sounds from notebookcheck. They are nearly the same.
    But I wanted some subjective comparison :)
     
    Valnar, Sep 3, 2012
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  10. cbou

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    Any news regarding the bios update?
     
    cbou, Nov 3, 2013
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