laptop issues
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Is it still under warranty or not? And if it is do you still want to keep it?
Heatsink and air ducts may be blocked with dust, you can usually decrease laptop temps a bit with a bit of TIM improving the contact with the heatpipe and the copper heatsink.
Have you tried undervolting the CPU a bit? May not solve the root of the problem but can decrease your temps (and improve your battery life)
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Heatsink and air ducts may be blocked with dust, you can usually decrease laptop temps a bit with a bit of TIM improving the contact with the heatpipe and the copper heatsink.
Have you tried undervolting the CPU a bit? May not solve the root of the problem but can decrease your temps (and improve your battery life)
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nick25
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What chip is it?
If they cant help then we best get scoutin the net 
Justin
I agree with info given, 80% of notebooks that overheat are due to a dust buildup in the cpu heatsink clogging the fins.
Some sonys have access to the cpu fan through a door under the notebook but this is dependant on the model.
If not if you look at the power button plate on the left side of the notebook where it meets the side of the notebook you may find a very small screw.
If this is removed the plate can be pushed sideways in the direction of the screw and the plate comes off.
Once removed you will probably see a single screw or sometimes 3 that are holding the keyboard down.
Remove these and lift the keyboard up and you should be able to see the heatsink fan which is probably held down by 3 or 4 large screws with springs on like the Mach head.
Remove these and the heatsink fan will lift of.
If the fan is in a metal housing and the copper finned heatsink is goes into this there is a possibility that the dust buildup is inside the housing.
If the fan is not removable by taking further screws out you will need to either blow out the heatsink with an airline or with your breath, if the latter close your eyes and dust flies everywhere.
Hope this helps and if you are wondering i was a service centre team leader for a team of notebook engineers until the company i worked for went bust in July this year.
If you need anymore help PM me or send me an email.
I agree with info given, 80% of notebooks that overheat are due to a dust buildup in the cpu heatsink clogging the fins.
Some sonys have access to the cpu fan through a door under the notebook but this is dependant on the model.
If not if you look at the power button plate on the left side of the notebook where it meets the side of the notebook you may find a very small screw.
If this is removed the plate can be pushed sideways in the direction of the screw and the plate comes off.
Once removed you will probably see a single screw or sometimes 3 that are holding the keyboard down.
Remove these and lift the keyboard up and you should be able to see the heatsink fan which is probably held down by 3 or 4 large screws with springs on like the Mach head.
Remove these and the heatsink fan will lift of.
If the fan is in a metal housing and the copper finned heatsink is goes into this there is a possibility that the dust buildup is inside the housing.
If the fan is not removable by taking further screws out you will need to either blow out the heatsink with an airline or with your breath, if the latter close your eyes and dust flies everywhere.
Hope this helps and if you are wondering i was a service centre team leader for a team of notebook engineers until the company i worked for went bust in July this year.
If you need anymore help PM me or send me an email.
Justin
I agree with info given, 80% of notebooks that overheat are due to a dust buildup in the cpu heatsink clogging the fins.
Some sonys have access to the cpu fan through a door under the notebook but this is dependant on the model.
If not if you look at the power button plate on the left side of the notebook where it meets the side of the notebook you may find a very small screw.
If this is removed the plate can be pushed sideways in the direction of the screw and the plate comes off.
Once removed you will probably see a single screw or sometimes 3 that are holding the keyboard down.
Remove these and lift the keyboard up and you should be able to see the heatsink fan which is probably held down by 3 or 4 large screws with springs on like the Mach head.
Remove these and the heatsink fan will lift of.
If the fan is in a metal housing and the copper finned heatsink is goes into this there is a possibility that the dust buildup is inside the housing.
If the fan is not removable by taking further screws out you will need to either blow out the heatsink with an airline or with your breath, if the latter close your eyes and dust flies everywhere.
Hope this helps and if you are wondering i was a service centre team leader for a team of notebook engineers until the company i worked for went bust in July this year.
If you need anymore help PM me or send me an email.
I agree with info given, 80% of notebooks that overheat are due to a dust buildup in the cpu heatsink clogging the fins.
Some sonys have access to the cpu fan through a door under the notebook but this is dependant on the model.
If not if you look at the power button plate on the left side of the notebook where it meets the side of the notebook you may find a very small screw.
If this is removed the plate can be pushed sideways in the direction of the screw and the plate comes off.
Once removed you will probably see a single screw or sometimes 3 that are holding the keyboard down.
Remove these and lift the keyboard up and you should be able to see the heatsink fan which is probably held down by 3 or 4 large screws with springs on like the Mach head.
Remove these and the heatsink fan will lift of.
If the fan is in a metal housing and the copper finned heatsink is goes into this there is a possibility that the dust buildup is inside the housing.
If the fan is not removable by taking further screws out you will need to either blow out the heatsink with an airline or with your breath, if the latter close your eyes and dust flies everywhere.
Hope this helps and if you are wondering i was a service centre team leader for a team of notebook engineers until the company i worked for went bust in July this year.
If you need anymore help PM me or send me an email.
