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Microsoft Surface Studio: Possiblility to replace motherboard?

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 05:09:19 -0700

Surface Studio has a great touchscreen but an outdated GPU, CPU

I am thinking if I can remove everything in the base and custom build the PC (by increasing the thickness of the base). I watched the teardown. Do anyone know what kind of connector is used for the monitor? And what kind of additional/unusual ports/adapters are there in studio motherboard

⟐ Answer accepted novembro 12, 2020 at 5:09 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Does the Surface Studio supports PCIe SSDs?

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:21:27 -0700

The teardown shows that the Surface Studio uses SATA III SSDs.

Are PCIe SSDs also supported?

⟐ Commented janeiro 09, 2020 at 15:21 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: HDD to SDD replacement, problems with updates after install

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:56:07 -0700

I had my HDD or cached drive fail in my surface pro, not sure which, but it basically complained about bad blocks and wouldn’t run. So i figured i would do the SSD replacements detailed here and on http://cesardelatorre.azurewebsites.net/....

I appreciate all the writeups on this, made it a lot easier to get done.

Everything went fine, hardware wise. Drives both replaced, and both visible to windows install, and no smoke.

I CAN install windows, however when I try to update the iastora Raid driver, I either get a bluescreen, or it hangs on reboot, and never comes back. Same happens when I try to run the latest Surface studio driver pack, it just hangs at boot, where the dots circle.

I posted a bit more detail on microsoft site, but it doesn’t look like they support this.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surf...

Has anyone tried this recently, or maybe has some ideas on getting the drivers setup right?

Thank you,

Jim

⟐ Answered janeiro 09, 2020 at 14:56 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Where to buy power supply

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 06:54:43 -0700

where to buy power supply for Microsoft studio?

⟐ Commented setembro 02, 2019 at 6:54 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: How to monitor and control fans?

Sun, 18 Aug 2019 20:37:41 -0700

I have searched high and low, but have not found a utility that will monitor and control the 2x fans in my MS Surface Studio. I recently completed an SSD upgrade and the Samsung 2TB 970 EVO Plus I inserted in the M.2 slot works great - very fast, but also runs VERY HOT (between 55 and 60 degrees C - not F…). I am hoping that I could monitor and (hopefully) control the speed of the fans with the correct software. I currently have an obscene number of external fans I am using to cool the PC that I’ve strategically placed beneath (Thermaltake Pro) and above and behind (AC Infinity fans that are typically used for cooling home theatre components) - it’s an unsightly scene, and really defeats the purpose of using a beautiful slim and sleek small form factor such as the Surface Studio. If anyone has figured out how to do this I would be very grateful for your assistance. Thank you in advance!!!

⟐ Commented agosto 18, 2019 at 20:37 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: do I need to change the drivers if I install new drive?

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:36:09 -0700

I’m waiting for delivery of my new 1st Gen Surface Studio (now heavily discounted!) and want to update the drive(s). If I remove the 128Gb drive - which I believe is an NVMe M.2 - with a 512GB NVMe M.2 do I need to change any of the drivers?

Many thanks

David Phillips

⟐ Answer accepted novembro 28, 2018 at 10:36 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Can the SS2 motherboard fit in an original Surface Studio?

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 17:16:55 -0700

Can the new Surface Studio 2 Motherboard replace the original Surface Studio 1 motherboard? Seems like this would be a much cheaper alternative than paying for a minimal update.

Microsoft Desktop: Usb 3.0 to 2.0 Adapter for gaming?

Sat, 06 Oct 2018 09:25:56 -0700

I have an Elgato HD S.

It is a game recorder.

It requires a USB 3.0 connection to a pc.

I have a windows pc that doesn't have USB 3.0.

Is it possible to solve this problem by buying some sort of adapter?

Maybe a USB 3.0 to usb 2.0 adapter?

Do they exist?

Would it work?

Please explain in detail and write a link to the specific part.

Of course I would like to buy a $20 adapter instead of buying a new gaming pc.

⟐ Answer accepted outubro 06, 2018 at 9:25 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Where to buy parts?

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:47:55 -0700

Where would one buy parts such as psu or motherboard ?

⟐ Commented julho 23, 2018 at 11:47 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Do I need to back up my surface studio before changing the hard drive

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:41:05 -0700

how Do I back up my surface studio before changing the hard drive

⟐ Commented abril 27, 2018 at 10:41 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: I got a problem of my PC

Sat, 10 Mar 2018 01:28:33 -0700

Hi to all readers .. i ant to ask something about my PC.. i always download and install team viewer in my PC but it still need a licence . i do already check the box of non commercial but still the same

⟐ Answered março 10, 2018 at 1:28 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Which screws in what order to teardown hinge from display?!

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 08:25:18 -0700

Completely read and watched teardown from Nov 29 2016. It states how you risk a parts explosion to remove it, but that they got lucky and did it in the right order, but only shows the 1 final screw they removed. The pics and video have nothing indicating which screws they removed safely in order. I'm a little flabbergasted that they'd warn you about the danger, get it done, but not mention how they did it to avoid the danger..

Anyone have another source or screenshot of the safe screws/removal order?

Thanks!

Microsoft Surface Studio: How do you install Windows to the PCIe SSD?

Sat, 21 Jan 2017 09:26:54 -0700

Generally, Windows get install to the SATA III drive.

How do you install Windows to the PCIe SSD?

This question is directed toward @theofficemaven who has done it successfully.

⟐ Commented janeiro 21, 2017 at 9:26 GMT-7