I have a VAIO VGN-SZ240P that I'm running WinXP SP3 on. In general it is a fine machine, but the cooling fan is quite loud. Does anybody know of a tool that I can use to view and manage the fan speed? I tried the latest SpeedFan beta, but it doesn't see the fan.
Sony VAIO VGN-SZ240P Laptop Fan Control
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I have found a solution to allow brightness to be changed using Fn+F5 and Fn+F6!
As instructed here, I downloaded from Sony and installed the following, in this order, rebooting after each step:
- VAIO Event Service
- Sony Utils DLL
- Sony Shared Library
After this, the Fn key worked fine - I've tested it with F2 (mute), F3 & F4 (volume), F5 & F6 (brightness) and F12 (hibernate). This makes a tremendous difference to the usability of this machine on Windows 7.
Huge thanks to harrymc for the correct download location on the Sony website, which I had failed to find.
By the way, Brightness still doesn't appear in "Windows Mobility Center" - but that doesn't matter now.
The problem is that brand-name systems tend to use proprietary hardware and specifications. Alfredo frequently updates SpeedFan to support as much hardware as is possible, but unfortunately, sometimes manufacturers just don’t provide him with the tech specs he needs.
You have a few options:
See if the latest beta version to see if it includes support for your laptop yet
Use the Get Config button in the Clock tab to see if someone else with the same laptop has shared their configuration. Alternately, you could try setting the monitoring chip and settings yourself, but be careful since it is possible to mess up the hardware
Add your laptop’s details to the existing bug-report in the bug tracker and monitor it for progress updates
Try adjusting the scanning/access methods using the command-line parameters options. Sometimes the default scan methods return incorrect results:
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Does this apply to you?
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/exit-the-sony-vaio-t,review-607-11.html
looks like it may have a power saving option, with fan speed options. icon possibly in control panel.
somebody here mentioned for his VAIO http://www.notebookforums.com/thread99131-2.html "If you open up the VAIO control panel, youll see power management, click on the +, then select power options, when the power options properties opens up click on the
"VAIO POWER MANAGEMENT" tab, look under system, thermal and you can choose "performance" or "quiet".
I have a BZ VAIO and my fan was very loud but since I put it on quiet its hardly noticeable, my temps are around 95f, very cool!!"