Hello, I bought a Sony VAIO PCV-V300G about a year ago. I've contacted Sony Support a whopping seven times over the past five months. During that time, almost everyday, my computer has illicited a loud, persistent alarm -- an alarm that doesn't come through the speakers, but rather from inside the computer. Sony never seems to understand my problem and has suggested performing a system restore, UNINSTALLING and reinstalling all recently-added hardware, etc. I've done these things, but they haven't worked.

My computer runs on XP, with 480MB RAM, a 13g hard-drive, and a 167g hard-drive. The alarm seems to happen when a lot of things are going on (for instance, listening to music and surfing the net), but then again.. sometimes it occurs when my computer is idle.

Sony is now asking that I request a repair (at a cost of $314). I could buy another computer for that much. Is there anyway to disable this f*cking alarm so I don't throw my computer out the WINDOW? Please help, if you can. I will really, really truly appreciate it.

If you need more information, just ask. Thanks. /dNeed...more...info...gasp

What does the alarm sound like? bell / beep / screech

Checked your fans to make sure they're all up and running?

Alan <>< The alarm is there for a reason, I think your computer is overheating. Is it a laptop or a desktop?Sorry, I'm kinda new to this. :-?. Ok, it's a Sony Vaio desktop. The alarm sounds like a .. some kind of security system siren or a police siren. I have long thought it might be overheating because sometimes when restarting, I would be directed to BIOS where the CPU temperature was marked in red. I asked Sony about this, but they didn't really seem to want to touch on it.. instead directing me to mostly benign articles about resetting BIOS, etc. My fans seem to be working okay; i.e., I can hear them and feel the air coming out. But a lot of times, the back of the computer is very hot. (VAIOs, in case you don't KNOW, really consist of a monitor, with the entire computer packaged behind it.)

If it is a problem with overheating, what can I do to fix it? And thanks a lot for helping out.


[also, this might help. I bought a game last night (Sim City 4 - it was cheap and I was bored). Should be a simple game to run right ? But, without fail, about five minutes into the game, the alarm comes on. And I have to shut down the computer, and not restart until I'm pretty sure the THREAT OF SIREN is gone. really frustrating.]Quote

I would be directed to BIOS where the CPU temperature was marked in red.

But a lot of times, the back of the computer is very hot.