SONY PCG-FR215S very hot !!!

[freddyworld]

Now, summer is quite ending... and my notebook is still very hot. With MobileMeter, I read 60°C mini up to 90°C, when PC shutdowns itself. Generally, I have 70°C, but it grows quickly to 80°C and more with Winamp or Divx reading.
The most surprising is the fan doesn't make its job. There is 2 fans I think or perhaps 2 speeds for the same fan. When CPU works, I can hear it but not often...
If temperature is about 85°C, I reboot my PC and... fan works completely and temperature falls to 60°C.
It seems that Windows (?) forgets to force fan (it turns always when PC is switched on). It didn't do that few months ago.
What's happening ? and how I can control fan ?

Thanks...

[TygerTyger]

I'm not sure if your Power Options will be different to mine, but if you go into the Control Panel and open Power Options, somewhere in there is the option to set the Thermal Control to 'Performance' or 'Quiet'?
Make sure yours is set to Performance, even if it's on the battery.

Up to 90C is extremely hot and will almost certainly cause damage. Try not to use your laptop much until the temperature is no longer going that high.

[kee-lo_]

WOW thats really not good.
Have it checked out and clean the vents.

[nick_pan]

thats worrying temperatures and could result in parts malfunctioning..

antec notebook cooler

is the solution most people are going for with this problem tho follow kee-lo 's adivce first

scan this forum for more info on notebook coolers

[kee-lo_]

Very worrying

[freddyworld]

In fact, I have no option in BIOS or power management console to change preferences (and thermal option).
And open my notebook is not the solution I think to clean it.

I saw several products (evercool, antec etc...) which are under notebook, and users are apparently satisfied.

But I think notebooks aren't well constructed. Cooling is not a real selling factor...

[TygerTyger]

Additional coolers will help, but you will still have to clean your vents. The fan option isn't in the BIOS, it's in Windows. You are using the Sony version of Windows aren't you, otherwise the thermal settings might be missing. It might also explain why your fan isn't working as it should.

[kee-lo_]

Make sure you install the shared libraries and notebook setup.