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    sony vaio recall F and C series

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ascend, Jun 30, 2010.

  1. ascend

    ascend Notebook Consultant

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    Cheek Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    There's a new bios out on Sony's site..
     
    Cheek, Jun 30, 2010
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    Any word on what it actually fixes? If its a heat issue, I'm betting they're trying to underclock your system and hope you don't notice.
     
    geekybiker, Jun 30, 2010
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  5. samie

    samie Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have done the bios update and tbh my gpu seems to be running hotter than usual (used to idle at 40 Celsius, now 50 Celsius) :s but i have also just done a fresh install of windows so something else could be causing it.

    On the graphics card currently:
    core clock - 475 mhz
    shader clock - 1045 mhz
    memory clock - 680 mhz.

    Not sure if these have changed since the bios update.
     
    samie, Jun 30, 2010
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  6. arth1

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    I never accept recalls anymore, after a car recall a few years ago -- due to some idiots dropping the Mercury Mountaineer rear windows on their head and then suing Ford, the company issued a recall. Their fix was to weld the opening mechanism to prevent the window from ever opening.

    So I wouldn't be at all surprised if the fix here is to reduce the speed to avoid overheating.
     
    arth1, Jun 30, 2010
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    topuser Newbie

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    Hm I got one of these recalls but I haven't noticed any problems. Is it worth it to send it in?
     
    topuser, Jun 30, 2010
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  8. Glashub

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    Just do a bios update. I did it and my fan seems to be running more often. Not necessarily a bad thing imo.
     
    Glashub, Jun 30, 2010
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  9. samie

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    VAIO Support Europe

    Sony have put some info on their site, all they recommend is to do a bios update.
     
    samie, Jun 30, 2010
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  11. LanceMoreland

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    Just installed the bios update.....all is good....wei score is the same....fan seems to run about the same amount.
     
    LanceMoreland, Jun 30, 2010
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    Maybe somebofy from here could do a GPU and CPU test before bios updating and after, so we can really see if they are just downclocking some stuff, or maybe just making fan go on more often.
     
    b|lly, Jul 1, 2010
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    So did Vaio update prompt anybody to do the firmware update, or did you download it manually from the sony website.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jul 1, 2010
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  15. edween

    edween Notebook Guru

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    so i just did the bios update and to tell you the truth nothing changed..
    fan speed is still the same and holding the ctrl button still slows down my fan speed...
     
    edween, Jul 5, 2010
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    I did the vaios update...and now my computer which had a small problem with heat near the battery, is hot all across the front (keys and everything) at that uncomfortable to touch warm. And I have
     
    penguinscanfly, Jul 8, 2010
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  17. Gandalf_The_Grey

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    I entered my serial number on the vaio support site http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/index.aspx
    It told me that my unit was affected and I downloaded the update.
    It didn't show as update on (a working) Vaio Update.
    The updates page http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/downloads/updates/index.aspx?m=VPCF11C5E&l=en_GB will tell you that this update is not available through Vaio update.
     
    Gandalf_The_Grey, Jul 9, 2010
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