I got this Ultrabook, worked fine unlit recently. I turn it on, fan makes really weird noise and shuts down within 5-10 seconds... any ideas?
913889
take/ship it to sony repair center if you have it in your country. Basically you bought a piece of junk. I had to replace my motherboard, my hdd (2 times) and major fixes. Luckily for me it was under warranty. Hope you have that too.
913890
Mine is broken now.There is no operating system show up on screen and can't boot up
913891
It souns like your CPU is overheating. If the Fan is making weird noises, its broken and its probably not providing the proper ventilation for your CPU. Then the CPU overheats and causes your laptop to shut down within that period of time. You need to find and replace the Fan thats failing.
2013461
I bought 2 of these last year and had problems with both, one fan didn't work and melted front, other one makes alot of noise and quits after about an hour, I have to unplug let cool down then I can restart!! Good luck but both of mine are JUNK!!
1770338
No. It is one of the quietest computers I've come across. But (there;s always a but) at this time it will not do a restart (requires a shutdown) if there is a USB drive connected. It will hang. I have been told there is a BIOS update coming by the end of March to address this. Other than that it's been an excellent computer.
1844127
I also just bought the laptop and I am hearing this weird clicking sounds constantly!I called tech support and they said it was part of the HDD Protection Settings, so I turned it off and the noise stopped briefly but came back. I think I will have to call again because this is noisier than the 2007 laptop I had before.If it doesn't stop I will return the laptop.
76703
i have the same problem as well, the fan is really noisy when in the mode of battery saving!
76705
I only had this problem on my first two start up.The fan was very loud, not sure what the problem was.but now i had the laptop for about 2 weeks now it seem like the fan has quite down.
583228
Check the manual here for the troubleshooting section: http://www.soleusair.com/Manuals/2011%20Manual/SG-DEH-30M%2045%2070-1A%20Soleus%20Manual%203-31-2011.pdfSometimes I think it's just the fan kicking up a speed every once in a while.
1586376
I've had mine since November, the only issue i have with mine is that one of the smaller fans sticks/freezes on start up. With a small "bump" it works fine. Other than that i have no other problems with my unit.
1913644
It should be really quiet, even when on high perf. Make sure not to block bottom vents with blanket or so on. In worse case download the laptop heat meter and test it.
905542
I keep on having issue's with mine too. It does not work well, it keeps on turning off and stop cooling my laptop after every few seconds and I have to tap on the back to turn it on. This product is horrible and I only used mine for 2 times. I wish I could return it to get a refund or a replacement.
1040943
I did not have this exact problem but there has been a rash of bad circuit boards axcording to the tech. Its unusual yours works intermittent ly versus complete failure. If I had to guess it sounds like you have a cooling problem and theset shuts down to save itself. Try putting a small fan behind it.
1613911
I've found the fan noise to be similar to other ultrabook-style laptops if I'm using it intensively. It's not excessively loud, but it is noticeable, especially if you're sensitive to higher frequency noises.
243937
i have the same fan,,this is not normal,,i would send the fan back,,i have no noise in any speed or operation from this product,,i have been thinking about getting a second one,,,sorry to hear your having problems.
1561795
Mine is dead quiet? I read comments about the noisy fan also but I have never heard any noise at all.I installed a 3 tb red WD hard drive and formatted with no trouble. And I have no expertise at all.
204253
There is very little noise with my unit when the fan isn't running. And the only times so far that the fans have kicked in were when I had it hooked to my TV as an external display. Don't get me wrong, the fans are far from silent when they do kick in, but with fairly normal use, they usually don't.
466340
I don't think it was designed like a laptop where there is no fan speed at all until the processor reaches a certain temperature. Mine runs all the time as well, but quiet with no load, louder with a load. The fan speed change is immediate too which shows to me it is load driven, not temperature driven.
1831339
No, I don't have that problem. I never noticed a fan running until I read this email. Now, I can hear a slight hum occasionally. But nothing you should ever notice. Yours is not right.