The other gripe is right after I took out my stylus the cheap plastic they use on the top of it broke in half after removing it from the cover. These happened to the SP1 on launch but apparently Microsoft didn't keep the fix in the SP3 so now I have to wait for an update. The other things I am experiencing all over again are the network connection just dropping out periodically and not being fixed until reboot and sometime the mouse just stops working on the keyboard until I pull the keyboard and reattach several times. It often makes me wonder if I even turned it on. Now with my SP3, which should be in connected standby, it takes about 8 seconds before you see the Surface name on the screen. On my SP1 when I turned it on it would show the Surface text without about 2 seconds and then start boot. The other thing is it takes much longer to turn on than my SP1 did. It's nice that it checks regularly but on my SP3 it doesn't check sometimes for hours.
It is exciting stuff, and I can't wait to see what happens next.ĭo you have a Surface Pro 3 or another Always-On/Always-Connected device? What do you think of Connected Standby and what do you think it means for mobile computing going forward?įor additional reading, check out the Windows Experience Blog, which has some more information about InstantGo! Smartphones have set the trend for this capability and now, laptops and computers are getting the same treatment. My hope is that we see more Always-On/Always-Connected laptops and Ultrabooks in the near future that support these super low-power states, while at the same time letting consumers have an instant-on experience. The Surface Pro 3 is an excellent example of this category-bending trend, and the Connected Standby addition makes it a reality. Always-On/Always-Connected is the futureĪs we move into 2015, the differences between devices, laptop and tablets will blur even more. As is, the Surface Pro 2 is not expected to be a Connected Standby device during its run.Ĭonnected Standby devices also need low-power DRAM, special busses, and an internet connection like Wi-Fi. Additionally, a required 'active idle' power state dubbed S0ix via the System on Chip (SOC) is necessary, which presumably the Surface Pro 3 has whereas the other systems do not. One plausible explanation I read is that Connected Standby needs a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 instead of the 1.2 version found on the Surface Pro 1 and 2. Even though the Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro 3 i5 version share the same processor (i5-4300U), the Surface Pro 3 has some extra hardware configuration that the Surface Pro 2 doesn't have on board. The reason comes down to chipsets and needing the right silicon to run the feature. Even my laptops don't have it, and they're relatively new.
Revision Date Description 1.Not all Windows 8 devices support Connected Standby, including previous Surface Pro editions. These issues were reported by an Intel validation partner. Intel recommends users check with system manufacturers for Intel® Smart Sound Technologies version 9. Intel® Smart Sound Technologies before version 9.
potentially allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as administrator via a system calls.
Driver module in Intel Smart Sound Technology before version 9.potentially allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as administrator via a buffer overflow. potentially allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as administrator via a non-paged pool overflow. Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00163 Product family: Intel® Smart Sound Technology Impact of vulnerability: Escalation of Privilege Severity rating: Important Original release: Last revised: