for no reason my surface pro 3 starts to heat up and the fan goes crazy

My Surface Pro 3 just doesn't wake up/turn on in any way.
I tried pressing the power button for 30+ seconds and tried the two button shutdown but nothing happens. It looks like it's on because it had the vent on for a moment and it was hot, plus if i plug in my phone it starts charging (but the option for mtp doesn't appear). Is there anything I can do?

Alright, so here it is guys. At work we had two different Surface Pro 3's fail in the past week or two. In both cases the SP3 just shut off and wouldn't turn back on. No button combination of any kind would provide any answer. Black screen, no lights, no activity. Today when getting ready to ship the surfaces we tightly placed plastic over the top of the screen and hit the power button. In doing this there was a decent amount of pressure applied to the screen as well as the backing of the surface.

After doing that, it turned on. Booted up and everything just fine like it never stopped working. What in gods name is going on? Is something lose? Is this a known problem at all? Any suggestions?

EDIT: After installing HWMonitor I noticed on one the surfaces it was idling at 78C. It peaked at 90C. After uninstalling our AV it now idles at 48C. Could this be the issue, overheating?

EDIT2: I am pretty positive I found the problem. Over the past couple of months we have had this new antivirus I am guessing the constant heat on the CPU has slowly separated the CPU from the heat sink or something similar. When pressing down with my fist on the screen with some pressure where the CPU is located, I can turn the surface on.

Anybody any alternatives that aren't that expensive? I have the original one for the surface pro 3. I was wondering if the surface pen (with option of the 4 nibs) works well with it or not worth the money.

Hello!

Not 100% sure if this is where I'm supposed to post this but idk where else I would. I am looking for a power bank that will have both a USB-C type port (for my phone) on it as well as a DC Out Port (For my Surface Pro 3). I've tried searching and the only one I've found that has both of these ports is:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017QUHB44?psc=1

The reviews for this aren't all that stellar in terms of efficiency, does anyone have something they could suggest to me that has both of the ports or should I settle for one with a DC Out port and a USB-A port and just get a A-C cable for my Nexus?

Hello all! I am the owner of a surface pro 3, and honestly have not loved the device. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for the device (I.E. tutorials to take, modifications to make, programs to install, features to take advantage of) that would show me why this device has had such great reviews. I am a student in college that primarily uses the device for surfing the web, and general school work. Any comments are appreciated, thank you in advance!

So I've been searching for around trying to make my Surface Pro 3 feel like a new device, seeing as I haven't found many posts of accessories for the SP3 I thought I start one to see what sort of accessories people use with their SP3.

I for example have opted out from upgrading from the SP3 to the SP4 simply because my SP3 still works like new and with Windows 10 and new accessories I made feel like a whole new device again. Recently I purchased the Type Cover 4 and the new Surface Pen for my SP3 and also the new SP4 charger as I needed another charger. I also purchased a Microsoft mouse and a plastic cover to keep dust off my Type Cover. I also got a skin from iCarbon to give a different appearance to my Surface and the last thing I got was a privacy glass screen protector mostly to keep the Surface the brightness of the screen from hurting my eyes while studying at night.

What sort of accessories do you have and use with your SP3? And does having the advantage of using the Type Cover 4 and new Surface Pen keep you from upgrading to the SP4?

SP4 i5 8GB playing Battlefield 4: Resolution: 1440x900 Settings: Low Fps: 40 avg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig4jFRi1BeI

SP3 i7 8GB (+fan) playing Battlefield: Resolution: 1280x720 Settings: low Fps: min 30, normally 40, max 60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BcF9Mg0J1k&list=UUXIuoZK11s9jC_L27KgN5TQ&feature=iv&src_vid=cSx6u4gstQQ&annotation_id=annotation_4123591943

so what do you guys think about this results?

Hey guys, I just purchased a brand new 512gb I7 Surface Pro 3 two days ago. I did a clean update to windows 10, however I can't get more than two hours battery life.

The fan is constantly running loud, even when nothing is open. The only software I've installed is Microsoft Office, iTunes and Java. I originally installed Google Chrome, but read online that it causes battery issues so I uninstalled it yesterday and have been using the default Edge browser. I've also tried disabling the microphone as I read that would help but nothing works.

I'm currently sitting on 40% battery and 48 minutes remaining. I've been using my surface for a little over an hour and it had 100% when I started. Given its a two day old computer I'm completely stumped.

So, I've had the surface pro 3 for about 3 weeks now, and in that time, the longest the pen has stayed connected has been about 2.74 seconds. How much time does the average surface pro 3 user spend fucking with this god damn thing?

Edit: it's not the fucking battery either. Jesus Christ I don't know how that is the ONLY answer when you Google this problem....

Edit 2: So, I think I got this figured out. For some reason, when I put the pen in the pen-holder of my laptop bag, it disconnects... The reason why is beyond me. But, if I press and hold the top button and let the pen re-pair with the tablet (happens automatically) it will reconnect, but the tip still wont register any clicks or taps for about 3 minutes after this. So, I just have to be patient.

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I have a Surface Pro 3 with the keyboard attached. From time to time the onscreen keyboard keeps popping up every time I use the pen or finger to click on a link or field to type in text.

Is there a setting somewhere that will stop the onscreen keyboard to stop popping up when the physical keyboard is attached?

I've seen multiple Surface Pros that won't turn on and the usual button press method doesn't get it to turn back on. I gave the back a good hard whack against a plastic garbage can and now it turns on. Has worked on multiple devices.

Two issues that have been annoying me as of late.

1. Tap to click

About two sentences into typing, my hand will brush the trackpad and I end up writing somewhere else, opening another window, or whatever. I disabled tap-to-click and everything in fine.

Until today. My trackpad has tap-to-click activated but it's disabled in the settings. WTF.

2. Two finger right click and scroll frequently stop working

When I mean frequently, I mean it's guaranteed to happen at some point any time I use the Surface in an average span of usage. Disconnecting and reconnecting solves the problem 50% of the time until it happens again.

Assuming you have one of those fine-tip stylus pens. I'd like to get a Surface Pro 3 someday. Primarily I'd like to use it to take notes with.

When I develop websites and design interfaces, I use a lot of white copy paper. It would be cool to just draw on a Surface Pro 3 and not use paper/have digital copies of the drawings.

So if you use a SP3 for taking notes/drawing, I'd like to know your experience. How is the tracking/accuracy of your drawings/writings?

I've been having the frequent issue that if I close my key pad or plug into a projection device, the screen will go dark and I won't be able to do anything to revive it other that just hard restart. Has anyone else encountered this? It seems to be happening more often now that I'm running W10.

FYI Any Surface Pro power cord bought before March 2015 is on recall as a fire hazard

Love your SP3 and its pen? Hate when the Pen randomly stops working or thinks it's writing when it's not touching the screen?

Get a Energizer AAAA batteries and plug one in. It's solved every one of my issues and it feels sharper and more precise. Get a 6 pack on Amazon and you'll be set for life.

Can anyone explain why Surface 3 sub Reddit is private? I've tried joining and sent them messages and no luck. Is it a dead sub Reddit? Still new to Reddit, maybe I'm eating my time.

Hi Y'all. I posted this to /r/surface a couple days ago, but got little in suggestions. Found this sub, so I thought I'd try here ;)

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Hey - new subscriber here. Apologies if my questions seem un-doable.

I'd like to be able to have it wrapped up and the video recording when she opens it.

So, my thoughts were an alarm or timer that could set off recording, or even better a way to start the camera with my phone or something. I think it could make for a cool unwrapping video.

I was also thinking of having a recording before that say something like, "hey, sis! come find me ..."

Is any of this possible? I just got it in my hands a couple days ago, so I'm a noob at this thing.

It's running Win10 if that makes any difference.

I would like to disable double-clicking and swiping from the side of the touch screen on a Surface Pro 3 running Windows 10. This is so the device can be used as a simple kiosk (unfortunately Assigned Access won't work for me because of the applications I need to run in this mode). I've heard of zPC control panel but I think that was only available in the preview.

Any ideas?

Hi guys, I work in the IT helpdesk for our university, and we have a lot of Surface Pro 3's that we deploy to other departments. Right now we're having an issue where one Surface Pro 3 will not work with one other Type cover. Both the cover and the SP3 will work with other Surfaces/keyboards, but refuse to work with each other specifically. So far, we've tried: --Installing Drivers --Installing firmware updates for the keyboard --Installing Windows Updates --Rebooting (A lot)

The SP3 is currently running Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64-bit.

Any help would be really appreciated, thanks guys!