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mSD card induced CPU revving does occur on my 4300u SP2. Curious if anyone else has success with the "sleep on/off" trick. Works reliably on my SP2--quiets down the CPU utilization to normal level.

Yes, I've had a very similar issue. With an SD card in the slot, shut down the computer, when off for > 15 sec, power on, and invariably the CPU utilization will be 25 or 33% depending on power plan in effect. This does not happen with a "restart" of the computer, only with full shutdown and...

SteveBorough wrote: While that taskmgr view looks mighty familiar, in my case, it was associated with startup with the mSD card in the slot. Without the mSD card, it would settle down to near 0% CPU utilization. I discovered putting the SP2 to sleep and waking it up even half a second...

Not a useful idea for me. Most of the time I spend with the SP2 is in the desktop mode, very few applications I actually employ have a touch interface. IOW, the keyboard is essential for almost everything I do with the SP2. How could I not have it along? What form would be more functional...

I don't know, damage control is always so costly. ATM, they're unusually willing to deal. Any owner with substantial complaints about an SP2 will likely be offered the option of exchanging it for a new one, or even getting a refund. As another example, I've noticed a change in the...

On the box the SP2 comes in, near the serial number, etc. "LOT NO. / DATE: 1352" (my SP2). Date is in YYWW, year & week of manufacture.

My SP2 (replacement for one damaged by Dec10FW) has been working OK for the week I've owned it. The Jan FW "arrived" this AM. Since several messages in the forum said it caused no harmful effects, I decided to install it. (I know there were a couple of failures to install, but I took the...

The SP2 holds a lot of mysteries... I received the Jan FW update just this morning. My SP2 was newer than the Dec10FW. So far, appears everything is working, sleep behavior is as expected. Battery indicator shows diminishing % remaining, with varying estimates of remaining time. One thing...

Using the command: powercfg /batteryreport, the html report was rather extensive with info about battery capacity, etc. Not sure if this is what you were missing: AFAICT the battery report seemed to work on this machine.

Very interesting! Certainly want to see how it turns out...

Maybe not a good sign... The main question at this point: has anything changed in the way your SP2 is running? As we know after the Dec 10 firmware installation failed, it caused SP2's to behave erratically sleep, battery drain, etc. Not really sure what your next step should be. Other than...

I've never been too sure how accurate the transfer rate claims are, and of course, I don't have a convenient way to test or verify how fast the card is, or what conditions affect transfer speeds. It does make sense that reading is faster than writing. In any case, I'm pretty sure your SD card...

I've been having a similar problem, but with the "comma" key. No pancake gunk in my case, but something in there anyway. A couple of things that can help: When the system is off, detach type cover and use a good vacuum cleaner with an upholstery brush over the keys. Another option is...

The mSD card is a 32 GB "Lexar High-Speed Class 10". I thought it would be adequate for backup purposes. Currently it contains 2.7 GB of text, source code, photo images, configuration files and some executables from my former SP2. However, I'm not running programs from the card, the runnable...

Yes, and it seems to be working! :D

Yes, the CPU issue shows up with a full shutdown and subsequent boot up, when the SD card is in the slot at startup. AFAICT the CPU has not shown the behavior following a "Restart" or on waking from sleep or hibernation. I have a 32GB mSD card. Inserting into a running system has no effect...

Am I to interpret it to mean the recent FW update is intended only for SP2's damaged by the Dec10FW? It doesn't really make sense because some owners of new SP2's did get the Jan 2014 FW update, and others like me did not. I'm still very confused about the whole FW thing.

From the comments I've read in the threads here, I think the Oct 24 FW update has been considered benign. On Jan 14, I exchanged my original SP2 (hit by the Dec 10 FW Incident) for a new SP2. The new unit received quite a few updates, including the Oct 24 firmware. Good news is the new SP2 is...

Thanks for your reply. I know this SP2 was unaffected by the Dec 10 FW because the SP2 I bought mid-December was hit by it, behaving erratically after installing it. I exchanged that unit for an SP2 that was manufactured after the FW incident. The update history shows no FW downloads except...

My goodness, FIRMWARE? None to be seen where me and my new SP2 are sitting. Heard of it, but kind of a mythical beast since we've not seen it embodied in material form. Some claim to have seen it, even drew it in to their "devices", but we maintain staunch skepticism that those who claim its...