I have tried this several times over the past three months (as in, I bought a screen off of amazon, didn't work, send it back, repeat like three times) and while I can get the screen itself to display content (at least two out of the three screens), I can never ever get the touch controller to work and at this point, I am thinking that the Surface Pro 4 Touch controller just doesn't work with these surface pro 5 or that these screens off of amazon are all bad quality.

So at this point, I'm not even sure how to get this screen replaced with touch control. Should I try my luck for a fourth time on amazon? Should I try and buy another touch controller?

⟐ Commented December 19, 2024 at 10:50 MST

The CPU is getting hotter after i pus the start button , and if i attach the keyboard on it , the light from the keyboard starts. But nothing on display or even on external monitor.

In red zone that i marked i have short to ground. Can be some part burned , or the CPU ?

Thank you

I put even a picture with my real board.

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⟐ Commented May 30, 2024 at 1:43 MST

I am working on repairing an old Surface Pro 4, and during the process unfortunately destroyed the X933422-005 flex cable/antenna that is mounted in the top bracket of the device. Here is a link to an example of the part. Mine does look slightly different, as it says "UFK 5115 152 X933422-005" on it. I have also circled the part in the below image.

I am trying to decide if I need to perform some more aggressive repairs, in an attempt to replace that part, or if I can simply live without it. It looks like some sort of antenna, but Bluetooth and Wi-Fi seem to be working, so I am not sure what it's purpose could be.

Thanks!

Installed another on start up blinked an that was all , dead.

Tried a last one will not come on the fan works is all , any ideas?

New board new battery new screen...

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I have a surface pro 4 and it rarely turns on but sometimes turns on when plugged into the charger for a few days. I am thinking about getting a new battery for it and seeing if that will fix it. I know it is not the chargers problem because the light turns on and powers other surface devices.

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Could you give some advice on what kind of problem the first main board might have ?

Thanks !

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⟐ Commented August 07, 2023 at 22:08 MST

I could install new battery but it's really easy for them to become "spicy pillow" and I've already replaced them once. Don't want to go into hustle of replacing them again.

When first changing the battery and putting it back together I had the issue where the Surface only worked when plugged in, but would turn off if charger removed.

Following some of the different suggestions here I made sure that:

• the emi shields were not touching any components
• pins on underside of mainboard werent "messed up" and touching battery contacts correctly
• tried to check the Schottky Diodes but not sure how to actually read the results that I got - though they seemd to match expected?
• did not check fuses

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And now the best part - the Surface does not work even when plugged in now. Did I mess something up in my investigation?

Two things that I did notice, which could answer my question. The first image shows a component that looks like it was damaged. The second image shows where I had an issue with some thermal paste that went a little wild...

Recently i attempted the battery replacement of my surface pro 4. Everything went smooth with it, but when i started it up i saw that the screen would stay black. I can see the reflection of the backligth on, but i get no image on the screen. I managed to connect an external monitor and everything else is working fine, although i don't get feedback from the touchscreen either.

Everything points to a screen damaged during the removal but i dont see any problem on the ribbon cables nor on the screen itself in a close visual inspection.

Before purchasing a replacement screen wich are not cheap, i was wondering if i should check anything on the board that could be the cause of the failure.

Any experienced opinion would be greatly appreciated.

I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 which I bought while studying in the US, but I'm back in Nigeria, this as been years ago as I bought the device when it newly came out.

After long use, the screen issue began, doing some research I found about the flickergate and also Microsoft website to sort this issue, but I wasn't granted access to resolve the device issue from Nigeria, so I'm still stuck with the device with the battery gone bad (swollen) due to no use.

I need all the help I can get from the team, I'm very good with DIY.

Kindly put me through on what screen, flex, battery and tools needs to be imported to bring the device back to life - as of now it's still coming on but hibernate and flicker after long use.

Links I got some answers

https://de.ifixit.com/Antworten/Ansehen/...

replace pro 4 screen with surface pro 5 lcd

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RM1D5WL?r... (Surface 5 Screen to Surface 4 Panel Flex)

https://www.most-useful.com/screen-flick... (this may not be necessary).

Thank you I'll appreciate your quick reply.

⟐ Commented February 07, 2022 at 4:59 MST

⟐ Edited January 29, 2022 at 21:03 MST