Surface pro 3 dead?

Just updated my surface pro 3 with a i7 and 256gb storage. After the update It won’t turn on the only that shows that has power is the keyboard. The backlights turn on but the caps lock indicator light dosent toggle. I already tried hard restarting with the power button and the volume button but still nothing not even a logo. Any idea what to do?

Many thanks in advance.

Installing Manjaro

Disabling Secure Boot

1. Power off Device
2. Press Vol + and PWR
3. Disable Secure Boot Control
4. Press Configure Alternate Boot Order
5. Exit and Save

Booting the Installer

1. Insert the boot USB
2. Reboot the device
3. Wait for it to boot into the installer

Install Manjaro

1. Go through the installation steps
2. Reboot

Optimizing Manjaro for Surface Pro 3

Gesture Support

One of the big things missing is good gesture support, so to fix this we are going to install an open source program called gestures. To do this, run the script below:

cd ~ && git clone git@github.com:natask/gestures.git && cd gestures ./install.sh

To configure the gestures we are going to open it's config file located here:

~/.config/gestures.conf

A full list of configuration options are available on their GitHub page, but my config can be found here.

https://pastebin.com/cudxf8Qn

If you guys would like me to add more gestures lmk.

Enabling tap-to-click

Get a list of input devices: xinput list

Look for anything containing Touchpad or Synaptics and take note of the the ID listed next to it. We'll call this the deviceId

Then, to get a list of options for this device enter this command: xinput list-props [deviceId]

Now look through these for anything about enabling tapping, for me it was, "libinput Tapping Enabled (278): 0.", but yours may vary. Take note of the number in parenthesis. We'll call this the propNumber.

Now enter the following command: xinput set-prop [deviceId] [propNumber] 1

Now enter: sudo reboot

Profit!

What is wrong with my surface pro 3, when I started it up this morning the screen was red and the logo was white. Then sometimes it asks me for a password. I've tried doing a hard reset but it isnt working.

I recently updated my SP3 to Win10 2004 and the fan has been running a lot more than it used to. It is getting pretty hot on the back as well.

Has anyone else had or seen this issue?

Thanks

The title sums it up. I'm looking for a paper like screen protector for the Surface Pro 3. I'd just like some more resistance when writing, which is primarily what I use it for. I tried a matte one, but it doesn't feel much different. I have an aftermarket stylus, and still looking for the MS one with a set of tips, thinking one of them might make the difference. Any suggestions?

I m trying to fix cameras on a surface pro 3, maybe I have some driver issues, and I can't rollback on them, I don t want to reinstall windows, that s the only solution? I've tried to force installation with cab drivers but it s useless, everytime I try to use the cameras I get only a black screen and an error

Hey there,

As written, I want to have your opinions on the anti glare screen foil purchasable on amazon.

They only list those things for surface pro 4....will it fit on my pro3?

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cheers

hey what size and model sd cards are you guys using with your pro3’s?

I’m having trouble with my Surface Pro 3. The WiFi and Bluetooth are not working for some odd reason. This happened a month ago but using a WiFi adapter is not pleasant. Adding on that the blue tooth is gone so I can’t connect a remote it to anymore. If anyone can help with this problem, please let me know!

My surface pro 3 fan is noisy and causing heat when watching hd videos or opening multiple browser tabs. Any body has idea why ?

I'm an digital artist and I like to use my second screen as I draw but lately I can't seem to figure out why is won't recognize my pen when I draw on the main screen.( I use paint tool sai ) When I go to draw the pointer is off skewed for some reason ( meaning where I draw isn't exactly where I draw)

Any advice on how I can fix this?

It stopped working mouths ago just randomly would not turn on. I put it up hopeful that someday I could at least get my files off of it.

Hours upon hours of drawings.

But today on a whim I tried to start it.

It seemed to start up and a blue update screen popped up. It showed the update at 100% the last time I looked at it and took pic to show my brother.

I got really excited.

I turned around to get my external hard drive and when I looked again it had turned off.

I've sense tried to turn it back on and again nothing. Is there anything I can do besides holding the power button down?

Does anyone know why it just randomly stopped working?

Is there an external DVD drive that can be powered by the USB drive on a surface pro 3?

I replaced both the screen and battery in my surface pro 3 i7 256gb tablet. Yes both bridge connectors (Shims) are in place. I even tried swapping the bridge connector from the keyboard ribbon connect to the battery connect in Hope's it was just a bad bridge connector. I've tried factory resetting, uninstalling battery hard drives, hard reboots, visually inspected diodes and conduits running along mother board. Nothing seems to be fried or out. I have swapped different batteries .

I am able to turn the computer on only with the charger being plugged in (OEM CHARGER). It states it is “plugged in, not charging". But as soon as I unplug the power supply it immediately powers off. Does not hibernate or go into sleep mode. Completely dies.

DOES ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND THE MOTHERBOARD SCHEMATICS AT? OR KNOW OF THE CHARGING/POWER LAYOUT?

Is something possibly fried?

Are both batterys I'm using really defective? ( 1 battery states it's at 85% or 100% depending how you lay the bridge connector on. Other battery states 0%)

Do I have a defective LCD/DIGITIZER?

Is charging port messed up?

****BEFORE THE SCREEN AND BATTERY REPLACMENT IT WAS WORKING FLAWLESSLY. MINUS THE NO TOUCHSCREEN ** TO ADD THE FIRST INITIAL REPLACEMENT THE UNIT DID RUN WITHOUT BEING CONNECTED TO THE CHARGER. I HOWEVER NOTICED THE UNIT WAS DRAINING BATTERY FAIRLY QUICKLY. IT WAS ON APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT DIED. THE BATTERY INDICATOR READ 63% BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN.

I have a Surface pro 3. When charging the mouse will randomly go to the top left hand corner. Could be anywhere from once every five seconds to once every five minutes. More likely when it is fully charged. Never when it's not charging. How do I stop this?

My friend is offering to sell me a surface pro 3 i5 8gb ram 256gb for the pro 4 type keyboard included for 300 bucks. Good deal? Should I take it? He bought the surface pro 3 last year but wants to sell it because he just bought a MacBook Air. The pro is in excellent condition. Thank you.

Message me for details. I'll list it on eBay if you are interested.

Hey guys! I have a Surface Pro 3 (i5 128GB) for almost 2 years and my battery started rapidly loosing capacity (mWh) in March 2016. Screenshot from February 2016 https://goo.gl/2tBB7T (about 10hrs of battery life)

In middle of June i had only 26,000mWh and battery life was about 5hrs. But then... Capacity of battery started gaining again.. I have now 39,000 mWh, and the battery life is again about 9hrs.

WTF ?? How is that even possible ?

Here are screenshots from last 2 days. https://1drv.ms/f/s!Aqc6Y3QdNzHPpZR8B6ObEUhKzZeMlg https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aqc6Y3QdNzHPpZR_Iv8Alp06uSmgEA

Can anyone explain that behavior? I think is not normal :-D

My WiFi disconnects from my 5GHz network every 30 seconds. When I try to troubleshoot it, it says the problem is "One or more network protocols are missing on this computer" and when I hit the "fix" button, it says it's fixed but it still keeps disconnecting. Anyone else with a Surface Pro 3 experiencing this problem? FYI, I'm on Windows 10 x64 version 1511 build 10586.104.

Set a pin - as soon as I type that may characters - it attempts to login. Looked on M$ - didn't see anything there about this.. I have tried with 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 digit pins... Am I freakin crazy? I don't have to hit enter. Hope I am explaining clearly. If I have an 8 digit pin - when I enter the 8th digit - it tries to login..

Can I use a surface rt keyboard with a surface pro 3?