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    TZ90 fan

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by JamesCC, Sep 5, 2007.

  1. JamesCC

    JamesCC Notebook Guru

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    Hey, I was just wondering how often your fan goes on ? Mine is on constantly under Vista , not that it makes much noise (depends on load) , but I can still hear it spinning. Does it ever go completely off for you guys ?
     
    JamesCC, Sep 5, 2007
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  2. ubercool

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    I have the same problem with my TZ. I wonder if anyone has a solution for this problem, short of buying earplugs, it's driving me crazy. I hope Apple unleashes a great new compact lappy soon, so I can dump this one.

    And, to think, I sold my previous TZ because it was too quiet! :D :rolleyes:
     
    ubercool, Sep 29, 2007
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    Does anyone have any solution for this? Is there a new version of Speedfan that's compatible with Vista, or some other utility that would let me throttle the fan? :confused:
     
    ubercool, Sep 30, 2007
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  4. Phil

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    Yes there is a solution to this. It's the same solution that extends your battery life and increases performance. It has 2 letters. :)

    Speedfan will not solve your problem. You could try rmclock though.
     
    Phil, Sep 30, 2007
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    Hehe, stop trying to get me to downgrade to XP, it just won't happen! :D

    I will try rmclock, thanks for the tip, Phil! :cool:
     
    ubercool, Sep 30, 2007
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    OK, I installed RMClock and it reports that my core temperature is a constant 63-64 degrees. I know that's not normal, my ASUS occasionally reached that temp, but was usually 56 degrees.

    Any other TZ owners care to post their core temperatures? :confused:
     
    ubercool, Sep 30, 2007
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    CPU temperature is around 59 degrees on average. Btw I found out it wasn't the CPU fan that was making that noise for my suprise it was the 160GB HDD. Now when I don't use it I just turn the second HDD off and the only thing I hear is mouse click.
     
    JamesCC, Sep 30, 2007
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    I've already done that, but my core temp remains elevated at 64, so don't know if this is due to a defect or whatnot. It's 67 degrees right now. :(
     
    ubercool, Sep 30, 2007
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    Same here...

    64 degrees on my TZ!
     
    exetlaios, Sep 30, 2007
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  10. ubercool

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    It just hit 70 degrees! :eek:
     
    ubercool, Sep 30, 2007
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  11. Svenster

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    TZ170N/B here and the fan is not constantly on. In the last 5 minutes of use, browsing the wen it came on twice for about 10-15 seconds each time.
     
    Svenster, Sep 30, 2007
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  12. ubercool

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    I solved the fan problem! :)

    It turned out that when I transferred my Outlook data files, while switching to MAPI to support my iPhone, Outlook insisted on using the send.pst file on the D: drive. Once I switched it back to the SSD, Outlook no longer hits the D: drive continously and the core temp is now 59.9 degrees! :cool: :D

    Now, I have to just decide whether to get rid of Firefox, that other resource hog that raises core temperature! :eek:
     
    ubercool, Oct 2, 2007
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    Interesting points. Has anybody tried Opera instead of Firefox and had any experiences with temperature/fan with Opera?
     
    mandersen, Oct 2, 2007
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