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Loud Fan from boot win8.1 - SVF15A1S2ES

weehawken99
Explorer

Loud Fan from boot win8.1 - SVF15A1S2ES

Out of the box [03.01.14], the fan is loud and intermittent 2/3 minutes off and 4/5 minutes on. This issue happens when using minimal or no programmes including just web browser [Chrome, Firefox, IE].

 

I have also tested the machine with and without virus protection to rule that out, surely an i7 should handle this anyway [the pentium it replaced could].

 

I have checked for updates but none are identified as required by the machine/auto check.

 

The machine is running windows 8.1.

 

Having spent hours trawling forums the fan issue seems pretty common but Sony have been reluctant to comment/suggest any practical steps.

 

At thispoint I'm considering a refund and buying a mac

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Blencogo
Expert

Hi weehawken99 and welcome.

 

There has been a BIOS update R0230DD which is supposed to address fan issues.  What version is your BIOS?

 

:thinking:

weehawken99
Explorer

reverted  ack to default win8 which has had a slight improvement, slight not significant. I'll take a look now and feedback, thanks.

 

edit - any idea where I can find a reliable/official version of the bios update? community site is devoid