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Windows Tablet: Is there any chance of repairing this Xiaomi keyboard?

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:12:59 -0700

Hi, I have a big problem with my keyboard, some time ago I bought a rather unusual Xiaomi Book S tablet with a keyboard and unfortunately the keyboard got damaged due to frequent opening and closing , the ribbon in the keyboard was damaged, I took off the leather around it and it turned out that somehow the ribbon was torn on one side , is there a chance to solder it back so that everything works properly?

⟐ Edited by author March 08, 2026 at 13:12 MST

Microsoft Surface 9: Is this the right solution?

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:24:29 -0700

Hello, I think I need to buy a Surface Pro 9 kickstand replacement but I'm not 100 % sure.

This is the issue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13CRHgkl...

I want to know if by buying this product: Surface Pro 9 Kickstand - Genuine I can solve it.

Thanks in advance!

Microsoft Surface Pro: On the Surface pro 11 how do I replace the hinges

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:25:36 -0700

The hinges on my surface pro 11 have come out of place is there an easy way to replace them without having to take apart the whole device

Microsoft Surface Pro 7: Replacement Kick Stand Screws

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:00:23 -0700

Where can I purchase replacement (T3) screws for my MS Surface Pro kickstand?

Microsoft Surface Pro 7: Login Screen is coming in black

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:58:41 -0700

My job has this Surface Pro 7 and I turned it on earlier and it worked just fine, got logged in and everything. Now when I try to turn it on again I encounter the same problem everyone else has when they try to use this Surface. It starts up with the windows logo then loads into a black screen and plays the start up noise. I cannot get it to show me the login page at all. If I hold the power button while its on it brings a page that says slide down to turn the Surface Pro off.

I reset the thing and it pulled up the bios screen and everything so its clear that Windows and screen are working besides this one hiccup on the login. I just connected a mouse to it and the mouse even shows up. So for some reason its just not loading up the login page from the looks of it.

⟐ Edited by author February 09, 2026 at 15:58 MST

Surface Slim Pen 2: How do I get my pen to work/charge?

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:46:45 -0700

After not having used my pen for a while and having it sitting in the charging tray of my Signature Keyboard on my Surface Pro 8, it doesn't seem to work anymore. It's not lighting up when the pen is placed in the tray like it used to. What can I try?

I've run Surface Diagnostic Kit which doesn't test for the pen though, and it doesn't indicate something being wrong with the keyboard. Is there a way to check if the keyboard is not charging it anymore?

Quantum View 10.1: Both usb ports dont work

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:15:08 -0700

Hey, so i have a problem with usb, ( both micro usb and normal usb ), i described everything here - https://www.reddit.com/r/tablets/comment...

I have a very similar tablet to this, the only difference is that the battery is 2 cells instead of 1, the voltages are the same

⟐ Commented January 19, 2026 at 2:15 MST

Microsoft Surface 9: My surface is stuck on logo

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:36:59 -0700

My surface pro got an upgrade, then when it finished, it said that I can't login to my device via face ID or my PIN. Only password, i had forgotten my password because I barely used it, and i didn't have it written anywhere else. I know this is my mistake. I tried a few things, didn't work. I went to troubleshoot page and tried a few things to perhaps restart my device completely so I can open my surface, this was done by I think holding the power button down (it's been a week so my memory is not the best). Then it no longer started showing the troubleshoot screen, and instead showed just the logo. So now i can turn off and on my surface and can't go beyond the window logo point. I tried doing a usb recovery to reboot it, it wouldn't work. I tried usb c directly plugged into the surface and usb a plugged into an adaptor. I made sure usb recovery drive checked off all that was in the microsoft support website on how to create a usb recovery drive. I'm stuck on what I should do, and how I can get this fixed? I bought my surface off of facebook market months ago (about 5 months ago), and it was working well. It was bought new and barely used as well, so it's not old. It's in a good condition. I'm also in Canada ON, and I'm not sure how I can contact microsoft directly for help, if someone knows please let me know. I've went to a few repair shops already such as Best Buy Geek Squad, and all of them said they don't work with surface pro. I would love some guidance on what I should do to fix this problem.

Chuwi surbook mini: Buying Touch screen for replacement

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 01:18:13 -0700

I'm looking for a touch screen to replace my broken one. The IPS panel looks ok, did not find any blank pixel.

I've been looking on all webstores I know (AliExpress, Bangood, Amazon, Ebay, etc) with no luck for the moment.

Also disassembled the tablet and doesn't seem difficult to replace, could post a complete review. But the problem is to find the proper touch screen.

So, can someone help me? Where can I buy a touch screen for Chuwi Surbook Mini?

⟐ Commented December 14, 2025 at 1:18 MST

Microsoft Surface Pro 7: Replaced my screen on wife's SP7 but now mic isn't working!

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:42:22 -0700

Hi - I had to replace my wife's screen for this device. Its very challenging but your guide was really useful! I was finally in the position to put the screen back on with adhesive but did a final test (I replaced the screen and as instructed damaged the wifi antenna so purchased a replacement of that too).

But now - the microphone(s) aren't working! Windows picks up the device but zero sound input. Any ideas or tips on this issue? I have seen the microphone cables for sale but not sure that will fix my issue.

Any help much appreciated!

Hi all - I figured it out. When I replaced the wifi areial part I did not re-connect the two microphone sensors - they are super small so I missed them.

If anyone else has the same issue feel free to reach out!

⟐ Commented December 11, 2025 at 22:42 MST

Samsung Galaxy TabPro S: Big issue after update

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:31:38 -0700

Hi everyone,

I'm posting this thread because i'm really stuck since my Galaxy tab pro S (SM-W700) get updated by Windows 10.

The previous day everything was fine, and in the evening, when i wanted to switch it off, the device displays : "Update in progress, do not turn off your computer".

So i let it work and go to bed.

The day after, when i came to use it, i got a message : "boot guard verified dxe that is fail"

Impossible to enter windows, impossible to enter the UEFI, i'm really stuck...

So any help will be welcome !

⟐ Commented December 07, 2025 at 9:31 MST

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1: How to replace sepeaker

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:49:24 -0700

How do I replace the speaker

⟐ Commented November 28, 2025 at 12:49 MST

Microsoft Surface Go 4: Waht is the part number for the UK surface go 4 kb

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:04:56 -0700

What is the part number for the UK surface go 4 kb

⟐ Commented November 20, 2025 at 8:04 MST

Dell XPS 18: I need the charging motherboard mine is damaged I can't charge mine

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:48:10 -0700

How much is the charging motherboard

Microsoft Surface Pro 4: Replaced the screen with a Pro 5 and I can not get the touch to work

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 14:40:18 -0700

I have this Surface Pro 4 where the screen keeps flickering. I read from multiple sources that the issue is that this issue is a problem for Surface Pro 4s and that these sources suggest to replace it with the Surface Pro 5 screen instead.

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?

Microsoft Surface Pro 10 for Business: Sometimes Keyboard not working

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 23:51:50 -0700

At times, certain keys on the keyboard may not function properly.

Microsoft Surface Pro 7: Surface Pro 7 screen replacement

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:37:02 -0700

After replacing screen with non-microsoft screen, screen show windows logo, then nothing and doesn't respond to touch or pen External monitor working fine through dock.

I have reinstalled windows 11 and all drivers seem to be utd.

Can I be confident this is a bad replacement item?

Thank you.

⟐ Edited September 26, 2025 at 7:37 MST

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Plus: Bluish green and yellow lines on display

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:23:57 -0700

These lines are appearing on the UEFI mode as well but not appearing on the windows installation setup page.

Windows Tablet: IView Superpad i700Qw Intel inside, how do I activate and start new

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:07:18 -0700

I have a IView Superpad i700Qw Intel inside, how do I activate and start new

⟐ Edited August 31, 2025 at 18:07 MST

Microsoft Surface Go 4: Keeps on shutting down and restarting

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:27:39 -0700

Shuts down and restarts