Sony Vaio FIt’s hot out there but some Sony Vaio laptops could be getting even more scorching than the weather. Sony has announced that a pair of European Sony Vaio models are among a batch of over 500,000 that are packing incorrectly calibrated temperature sensors. That means the volcanic Vaio laptops in question can get so hot they start to melt. Wondering whether your Sony Vaio is affected? Read on for details and Sony’s solution…

Sony put out a statement about the overheating Sony Vaio models. It says there have been 39 cases of machines overheating worldwide. The problem causes the plastic shell to distort and warp.

Though there have been reports of a Sony Vaio recall, Sony is in fact offering up BIOS updates for the affected machines. In Europe, the hot-headed Sony Vaio models are from the Vaio F and Vaio CW2 series.

If your Sony Vaio is affected, click the next two links for the Sony Vaio F-Series update and the Sony Vaio CW2 update. To check whether your Sony Vaio has a temperamental temperature sensor, you can enter its serial number here.

Let us know: has your Sony Vaio been affected by the overheating problem?

Out now | £free | Sony (via Reghardware)

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  • NJ

    I have a Sony Vaio VPC-F11ZE, mine is part of the 2010 batch affected, although the BIOS update should prevent it happening again, my laptop has a warped palm rest, which is bubbled and loose (falling off). The HDD bay below the palm rest was the worst part. I tried everything to cool it, including a fan mounted below the under-chassis. I'm worried that this overheating was strong enough to warp a rubber palm rest on the outside of the chassis and to nearly burn skin to the point where i would avoid lifting the thing, then what damage has been done to my HDD, RAM, Motherboard etc. It's time for SONY to swallow a bit more corporate pride. This BIOS cover-up, prevents further damage, and does NOT undo damage already caused. I said goodbye to; my little vaio T series 4 years ago, my AR series 3 years ago, my AW hd station 1 year ago and it looks like it'll be goodbye soon to my 4 month old F series.

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