Sony Vaio T13 Ultrabook: fan noise

[stradom]

I've just bought a new Vaio T13 ultrabook, provided with an ULV Core i5 Ivy Bridge cpu.

The laptop has a very cool palm rest, so it seems not suffer from overheating at all. Inexplicably the fan runs at maximum speed already with cpu at around 45°C, which means that even browsing the web causes a loud noise!

Ultrabook should be tipically completely silent, while Vaio T13, just browsing the internet, is much more loud than my previous cheap Asus with core I3 at full stress! No "quiet mode" seems possible to be set in Vaio Control Centre (options completely missing), neither software like speedfan was successful in reducing fan speed and noise.

Is there the possibility of a prompt bios upgrade that will resolve this major issue? I would rather prefer 7-8°C more on the palmrest instead of the noise! Otherwise this is a laptop not worth the money I've spent for it at all! I seriously think I will give it back and take a Samsung Serie 5 Sandy bridge (maybe less performing and with a lower material quality but silent!) instead.

PS: room temperature at around 26°C

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If you are facing the same issue, in order to get a bios update from Sony, please report your issue to Sony Support here: e-Mail / e-Support

and by email to Sony Support USA at sonylistens@am.sony.com with contact information. Also, include your full model number and serial number:

Issue: Sony Vaio T13 Fan noise

Model number: SVT1311XXXXX

Serial number: xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx

E-mail: xxxx @ xxxx .com

Mobile phone: xxxxx

[nbjensen]

I have a similar issue with my new SVT13116FXS. It is ridicilous loud, even at light loads and is blowing out cold air.

Coretemp reports temperatures around 50 celcius with a few tabs open in a webbrowser.

The noise is about similar, perhaps a bit higher than this youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92j8AvNOY74.

Message was edited by: nbjensen

Added youtube clip.

[stradom]

53°C running just firefox with 3 tabs opened.

Ambient temperature at around 30°C.

Air blown out and palm rest very cool.

Noise very loud!

Asus, with its new UX32VD has updated the bios just 1 month after first release, updating thermal policy. Sony continue missing any answer (even Sony support doesn't provide anwers anymore!)

Please report our issue to Vaio Support here: http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/contacts/vaio/email hoping that Sony will solve it!

[Laziaf]

Hi Stradom,

Have you solve your problem? I just bought ultrabook vaio sx131 from currys pc world and having the same problem.