Hi beedaw and welcome.
What model Vaio do you have?
Best to establish exactly how hot (getting hot means different things to different people.
Download a utility program that can measure the temperatures of your CPU, GPU and HDD and let us know what they are. Try one of these free programs: -
PC Wizard 2012
http://download.cnet.com/PC-Wizard-2012/3000-2094_4-10793737.html
Everest Home Edition
http://download.cnet.com/EVEREST-Home-Edition/3000-18512_4-379118.html
SiSoft Sandra
http://download.cnet.com/SiSoftware-Sandra/3000-2086_4-10556571.html
Are you getting any other problems when the Vaio is hot?
I presume you are using the Vaio on a hard surface and not blocking the vents?
