WHATS THE NORMAL TEMPERATURE OF A VGN-A517B ?

[slapdash]

Hello,

what is the normal temperature oft the VAIO VGN-A517B?

I bougth the VAIO a few weeks ago and to me it seems it gets very hot, especially on the bottom... After running 1-2 hours (in battery mode 800 MHz) normal tasks it gets 59° - 60° C. Is this normal?

Thanks & Ciao.

Uwe

[eldrpr]

I'm sorry but you should ask someone else if you haven't had an answer yet I'm not good enough at computer to help you, all the more because I haven't this computer

[rich912]

Hi slapdash and welcome to the forum.

The temperatures that you report seem about right assuming that you have been tasking for up to two hours. I would expect it to fall back to approx. 55 ° C when idle.
The processor in your model (Intel Pentium M Processor 740) has a max die temperature of 100 ° C, but passive cooling will kick in before you reach that.

[slapdash]

Hi Rich,

thanks for your answer! Do you own a A - series VAIO with Pentium M 740, too?

I should say that I run no heavy tasks - only Internet, Office software, Winamp... the CPU reaches 59°-60° C (the fan spins on at 60° C) anyway.

Ciao.

Uwe

[rich912]

No I don’t have an A series but I have just checked with a pal who has an A2 series with a similar processor to yours. MobileMeter is reporting his CPU temperature in the low 50’s – which utility are you using to monitor the temperature?

The temperatures that you report are certainly not alarming, but I am rather surprised that the fan doesn’t kick in until 60°C. Perhaps someone with your exact model will be able to provide confirmation on whether this is normal or not.

[slapdash]

Thanks again! I´m using MobileMeter or Notebook Hardeware Control, for example. Indeed it would be better to compare to an other VGN-A517B... Older A series VAIOs with the earlier Centrino generation should run cooler, I guess. Somewhere I read this CPUs have less thermal loss...

Anyone with a VGN-A517B (or the equivalent US or UK series) out there ???

Ciao.

Uwe

[febs]

Lol i have an A517S with a 760.....imagine how hot mine gets!! but yes your temperature seems fine to me

[mickb]

Hello, I have a VGN-A517B, standard build apart from 2GB of memory. The CPU temp at the moment is 63 C. The hard drive is 39 C It has been running for 5 hours on mains. The room temp is 21 C. I hope this helps. Mick

[slapdash]

Hello Mick,

thanks for your reply! So it seems these temperatures are quite normal vor the VGN-A517B... Or are these temperatures for heavy load or gaming? The temperatures I´ve posted are in the 800 MHz mode while doing Internet, Office, ... That means with no heavy CPU and GPU load. I just wondered, that other machines in smaller chassis run cooler... But for this Vaio the temperature seems normal.

Ciao.

Uwe