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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 Ocak 09, 2020 at 15:21 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Can I upgrade Surface Studio hard drive to full SSD

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 02:00:17 -0700

On the new top-of- the-line Microsoft Surface Studio, with a 128gb SSD/2tb hybrid drive, can it be user-upgraded to a full 1tb/2tb SSD drive?

I read The read/write speeds of the Studio's hybrid drive were around 200-300mbps and the Surface Book laptop was 1.6+gbps, which makes the laptop hard drive 5 times faster than the new Studio.

⟐ Answered Haziran 06, 2022 at 2:00 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Why is the screen of my Microsoft Surface Studio not working anymore?

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 03:15:53 -0700

The screen of my Microsoft Surface Studio (1st generation) suddenly has turned black and does not work anymore. The computer itself works, because if I connect a monitor to the mini-display port, I can see Windows and the system is functioning fine. This way, I discovered that the internal screen is not recognized by the Nvidia card. However, I can still authenticate with Windows Hello, use touch to move the mouse, use the camera, play sounds and see that the backlight is working. The only problem is that the screen stays black. I have tried to forcefully shut down the computer several times (by pressing the power button for 10 seconds), start in BIOS mode (by pressing volume up and powering on), tilting the computer, changing the position of the screen, etc. - nothing works. Clearly, something is broken - but what?. Is there anybody who can give me some ideas what might be wrong and where to start looking? The warranty has already expired.

⟐ Commented Nisan 23, 2024 at 3:15 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Need help finding a place to buy a screen digitizer.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 04:55:46 -0700

I have Microsoft Surface Studio 28 inch desktop computer. I accidentally dropped it and shattered a screen digitizer. The computer still works and there is no damage to the lcd screen itself. Just the broken touch screen digitizer screen. If anyone knows the place/website to buy the screen digitizer for this computer, please let me know. Thanks!

⟐ Commented Kasım 13, 2021 at 4:55 GMT-7

Microsoft Desktop: Why is my pc do not show output even it's running?

Thu, 29 May 2025 03:32:39 -0700

Why is my pc do not give output even it's running?

⟐ Answered Mayıs 29, 2025 at 3:32 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio 2: Surface studio 2 teardown

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:53:34 -0700

Is there any chance to get surface 2 teardown and show what components can be upgraded and upgrade process.. ie replace default disk drive with higher capacity and so on?

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 07, 2021 at 15:53 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Surface Studio died on it's own

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:02:29 -0700

I have a customer that dropped off a studio because it had died. She used it the night before and went to use it the next day and noticed it would not turn back on. She followed the usual “unplug it for 30 minutes” but that didn’t fix it. It did come back on for a brief moment with a nasty clicking sound. I’ve got it taken apart but there’s no signs of a short circuit on the board nor any burnt electronics odor you’d associate with such a sound. I did also take out the secondary HDD and hooked it up to my computer but it sounds normal to try to rule that out. Is this most likely a fried power supply or something else?

⟐ Answer accepted Mart 27, 2021 at 9:02 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio 2: Black Bar covers Bottom of screen

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:25:57 -0700

Can the touch screen be repaired to get rid of black half of bottom screen?

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 Ocak 09, 2020 at 14:56 GMT-7

Microsoft Desktop: Why cant I update my computer?

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 23:57:45 -0700

everytime i go to settings and check for updates, something else pops up saying " Something went wrong, please try again later" and i cant open my apps because i cant update my pc, its been months! please help

⟐ Answer edited Ekim 24, 2023 at 23:57 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Screen swap for Surface Studio

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:53:33 -0700

I have an original Surface Studio. I can buy a screen damaged Surface Studio 2+ for a couple of hundred dollars. I would like to swap the damaged screen with the functioning screen from the original Surface Studio but do not know if the connectors are the same. I like the 2+ because of the added Thunderbolt 4 ports. Is this possible?

⟐ Answered Mart 27, 2026 at 11:53 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Will the motherboard of Surface studio 2 fit in the base of Studio 1?

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:41:52 -0700

Is it possible to install a Surface Studio 2 motherboard in a Surface Studio 1 base?

⟐ Commented Nisan 26, 2024 at 22:41 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio Gen 1: Additional Detail on Connector Handling?

Sat, 11 Nov 2023 21:04:01 -0700

First, thanks for the website. Without this i would not have considered cracking open the old Studio. I've replaced both of the SSDs, and will also replace the fans, one of which was locking up, even after blowing 8 years of dust out of it.

I'm having a very hard time with the tiny little fan connectors. Don't want to rip the cables, even though I have new fans to put in.

How exactly does one release the connector? What does one press on, or push, or prod? I've got my trusty spludger here, but have tried pushing on the ends, the sides, and tried jiggling the connectors, but nothing seems to come out. I half-expected to press the "right thing", and hear a satisfying click -- nothing.

Also, the audio connector came out from the board instead of the inline connector, which I also couldn't figure out how to release.

Anyway, enough whining... I hope someone sees this and takes pity. Also, though I don't wish any ill will, I hope the answer helps someone else out.

⟐ Answered Kasım 11, 2023 at 21:04 GMT-7

Microsoft Desktop: My pc is not updating

Sat, 21 Oct 2023 05:01:04 -0700

how i fix my pc from undoing updates ?

Everytime turn on my pc its always updating but after its done it restarts and it says undoing update and i have to wait on that to undo then restart and it goes back to undo for a good 10-20min and then finally it opens.

Please help me!!!!

⟐ Answer unaccepted Ekim 21, 2023 at 5:01 GMT-7

Microsoft Desktop: Why I can't screen record

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:36:22 -0700

I've made a custom pc but i can't screen record in it what should I do . Do I need a webcam or something for it

⟐ Answered Ağustos 21, 2023 at 11:36 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Screen Replacement / Monitor austauschen

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 06:43:06 -0700

Dear all,

due to a crash from the table (don't ask... unlucky combination of kids and cats) my front glas is broken and I'm wondering where to get a spare one. Any ideas?
I already checked https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surf... but it seems like they only offer "offical" repacement-parts for newer devices....

Thanks a lot in advance,

Nik

⟐ Answer edited Şubat 28, 2023 at 6:43 GMT-7

Microsoft Desktop: Pourquoi mon ordinateur affiche veuillez installer une carte audio

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:43:10 -0700

Pourquoi mon ordinateur affiche veuillez installer une carte audio

Why does my computer show please install a sound card

⟐ Commented Ocak 26, 2023 at 15:43 GMT-7

Microsoft Surface Studio: Bestway to travel with surface studio

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:22:37 -0700

hi there,

I just watch the whole teardown of MS surface studio. It is amazing.

I am going to international exchange to Japan for a while and i would like to bring my surface studio with me. So I would like to learn how to separate the monitor and dock in order to package the monitor well for the flight.

⟐ Answer accepted Aralık 18, 2020 at 11:22 GMT-7

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 Kasım 12, 2020 at 5:09 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 Ağustos 18, 2019 at 20:37 GMT-7