topic VPCF23B9E - Bios update for noisy fan? in PCs & Accessories

VPCF23B9E - Bios update for noisy fan?

mbz124 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:17:57 GMT

Hi There,

I have recently purchase a Vaio F series laptop and fan is excessively noisy even when the system is idle, is there any update or bios update available to fix this issue?

Its a great piece of kit, its just let down by the fan noise.

regards

mbz124.

Re: VPCF23B9E - Bios update for noisy fan?

rich912 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:27:03 GMT

Hi mbz124,

There is no BIOS update for this model but you may wish to experiment with the Power Option settings within Vaio Control Center > Power Management > Power Options. If you currently have Performance Mode selected try Balanced mode or Silent Mode.

Otherwise raise a case with Support.

Rich

Re: VPCF23B9E - Bios update for noisy fan?

mbz124 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:30:13 GMT

thanks rich, already tried that, have raised a case anyway, see what they say.

ta.

VPCF23B9E - Bios update for noisy fan?

Fender67 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:25:48 GMT

Hi mbz124,

If you haven't the latest Nvidia driver, you may know that F series laptops are part of the NVidia Verde notebook program, so go to the Nvidia site and download the latest Nvidia driver for your GPU, it should be 306.97 WHQL.

I did the same thing for my VPC F13 Z1E/B, and it runs much smoother know. The fan noise is greatly improved.

If you upgrade, after the initial check for hardware compatibility, choose the option "perform a clean install".

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Message was edited by: Fender67