timsampson
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I have a Surface Pro 5th generation. It will not turn on with a short press of the power button.
If I force the tablet to start with volume+ and power it boots to Windows but the Type Cover isn't recognised and I have no access to USB or network devices but the touch screen works. It's as if it's in some sort of safe mode where all non-essential devices are disabled.
If I force a shutdown (by holding power for about 10 seconds) it will start up with a short press of the power button one time but still with the above issues.
I have tried various linux boot disks via USB but all fail to start properly. The keyboard works to select the boot options but stops working once the distribution starts to load. I suspect the USB access is being disabled when the distribution starts to boot.
If I force the tablet to start with volume+ and power it boots to Windows but the Type Cover isn't recognised and I have no access to USB or network devices but the touch screen works. It's as if it's in some sort of safe mode where all non-essential devices are disabled.
If I force a shutdown (by holding power for about 10 seconds) it will start up with a short press of the power button one time but still with the above issues.
I have tried various linux boot disks via USB but all fail to start properly. The keyboard works to select the boot options but stops working once the distribution starts to load. I suspect the USB access is being disabled when the distribution starts to boot.