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    Vaio Overheating & shutting down

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by JimMolony, Mar 20, 2007.

  1. JimMolony

    JimMolony Newbie

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    3-4 year old Vaio Model PCG-GRT260G. Seems to overheat 2-3 times a week and everything shuts down. Any advice? I have to prop up laptop on books to all fan and better circulation to avoid. SHould I put new gel between the processor and heat sync?

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    JimMolony, Mar 20, 2007
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  2. RAZ

    RAZ Notebook Enthusiast

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    Same thing happened to my vaio and it turn to be from the dust and dirt accumulated over and around the fan. In my case I removed the keyboard and then used the air spry to remove the dust. I was amazed by the amount of dust came out of my laptop. Since then my laptop haven't heated and shot down.
     
    RAZ, Mar 20, 2007
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  3. jetstar

    jetstar Notebook Deity

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    Yeah....its most likely due to the dust in your notebook. Get an air duster and use it to blow away the dust from the vents/fans/etc.
     
    jetstar, Mar 20, 2007
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