[quote author=“gr00vy0ne”]As you all know, I can’t help opening up my Sony laptops to check them out inside. So, I slowly open it taking the usual care.
Once open I decided to watch the fan for a bit while the system was on. It definitely has a small whine although it’s less noticeable once you’re opened up the system as this is probably due to better airflow. At any rate, I put a little bit of lubricant (machine oil and NOT WD40, don’t ever use WD40!) into the fan bearings and it immediately became a little less audible. You have to be very careful when doing this as you have to use it sparingly and know where to shoot it. The end result is that it helps a bit. There’s a metal plug that allows for getting deeper inside the fan. Once I figure out how to open it I’ll post pictures. That should allow for better oil penetration.
Next up was peeking at the Dothan Pentium M CPU. I took off the heatpipe heatsink and was shocked. There was very poor contact on the CPU to the heatsink.
So, I put a small dab of heatsink paste and smoothed it out and put the heatsink back. Now, after a very high load, the heatsink does not get as hot as it did before. I suspect the heatpipe is now drawing the heat much more efficiently and getting the fan to expel it faster. At any rate, the time it takes the fan to spin down is noticeably faster now after running a processor intensive task.
I’m going to experiment more and see what I can find out. I’m curious about the GPU next but will look at that in the next couple of days. :wink:
from what i see, my decision is right. never buy american made product, even though it’s japanese electronics. since s series is assembled in usa, usa workers never take pride of their work. ‘slam, bam, next’ kind of attitude. this is why i don’t buy s in the first place, american made is just plain sucked. just like acura TL, japanese brand, american made, lots of problems.
