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For reasons I do not know, I seem to have an extra one. It works fine on a Surface RT. The only apparent unique identifier is on the connection bar and is in numbers so small I can't read them (without a magnifying glass, which I don't have handy). If you think it is and will resolve my...

sixmanasco -- Sorry about the late reply.After a month I stopped checking. Email me the shipping info and I will send it. Email is: [email protected] Take care, Russ Walden

I have an original Surface Pro 1 -- Ordered about 30 minutes after they first were announced. It has served me well for all these years, but now it has succumbed to the Swollen Battery Disease. It fits my structure, so I replaced it with a SPro2 that I bought on Ebay. My problem is that it...

Thanks. One of my missions is to keep her life simple, so I will buy the new dock. Take care, Russ

I'm about to order a Surface Pro 6 for my Ladyfriend. She needs two docking stations -- one for home one for office. Am I correct that SP6 cannot use SP3 docking station? Thanks, Russ

Cripp -- Still puzzled. Is that drive listed in Device Manager? It would be listed if it's an SD card, in which case you could just reformat it. If not, it's a partition on the SSD, and you could delete that partition and add the space to the C-drive partition. Russ

Jott -- Well, I certainly saw that one coming when I read OP's complaint about being 65. I'm only 80, but am still learning new stuff every day. When I grow up, I wanna be like you. Take care, Russ

What is the D: drive? Is it an SD card or a partition on the internal SSD? Russ

Tiberian, et al -- Upgraded my SP1 to 1809 with no problems and (almost) no issues. Only minor issue was that I had to Reset my Weather app. I knew that was coming from my Insider machines. Every machine I have upgraded to 1809, including today, needed to have the Weather app Reset. I...

Tiberian -- Sorry to hear the news about your Power Cover. Good choice -- take your money back and move on. There's another one out there somewhere. Win10 1809 is available today. I just started a download onto a USB drive because I have several machines to upgrade. It will download while...

Tiberian -- First, the important news: The stylus works! Not sure why that is startling, except that I had never used it, so didn't know. I see Ladyfriend use hers all the time on her SPro3, so I know what it's supposed to do (sorta). It will be in the mail tomorrow. My mailbox is down by...

Tiberian -- Glad to hear that you got the SPro1. Sounds like it is in good condition and you got a good deal. Some stuff: 1 - Stylus: I think there is a driver issue between the Wacom stylus and Surface device. I still have the one that came with my SP1, but have never used it. My Ladyfriend...

Hugh -- Glad to hear you solved it. If that keyboard were mine, I would give it the "throw" test: defined as how far back into the woods can I throw it. Take care, Russ

Tiberian -- Welcome to the forum. I am still using my SPro1, except on weekends when I lend it to my dinosaur. I have, essentially, the device you are considering: 4GB Ram, 128 SSD, I5 CPU. I do have a TypeCover, and really prefer it, as I am an old-fashioned (or maybe just old) typist and...

Macmee -- No idea. I used it once on my SPro and have used it on other machines with no problems. Russ

Macmee -- You can use the Media Creation tool (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209) to download the ISO for 1803, then use it to upgrade. Good luck, Russ

If you have or can borrow a USB keyboard, that may allow you to access Task Manager. Good luck, Russ

Bubba -- Absolutely! I have her on a regular backup routine and, especially, when she returns from a China trip. I maintain a full backup of her system here. With a few tweaks, I can boot her system on a spare desktop here in my shop. Between those backups and cloud data storage, I could...

@wpcoe A real-life replacement scenario: My Ladyfriend runs her own company and travels regularly to China on business. Because of the China time differential, she regularly works at home. Previously, she traveled with a laptop, had a desktop computer at home and at her office -- a potential...

Oustanding! That is in the category of "just keep tryin' stuff until something works." Good thinking. Not sure if I would ever have thought of that. Take care, Russ