Type cover supposed to turn on Surface Pro 3?
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ctitanic
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If the device is in Standby yes. Keep in mind that the device goes into sort kind of hibernation after 3 hours of being on Standby and from that stage the keyboard does not turn the unit on. As far as I know. I'm not a heavy keyboard user.
ctitanic
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Plug the keyboard, go to device manager, locate the keyboard driver, uninstall it, restart the device.
malberttoo
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I think this is only on battery though? I think if it stays plugged in, it stays in Connected Standby the whole time. Or am I wrong?
ctitanic
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you are right, I was thinking about when it's on battery.
rlarsen462
Member
Is it actually supposed to turn the screen on? When I open the keyboard the key backlight illuminates, but the SP3 screen has never come on, even if I shut it and open it right away?
So far I have tried two Surface Pro 3. The screen just comes back on when opening the type cover about once every five times (even right after closing it). I got a third replacement due to multiple issues with these two. I will try it on this one but I am beginning to think it is a software bug. The strangest thing is that it won't affect every single unit.
rlarsen462
Member
That's odd, not one of the (4 now) SP3's I've had EVER came on when the cover was opened, but they all turned the screen off when it was closed.
rlarsen462
Member
Can anyone confirm that this is normal behavior (for the screen to wake and light up when the cover is opened while the machine is in connected standby?
rlarsen462
Member
I have never seen it happen once on 4 different surfaces (however I've used the same type cover on each, could my cover itself be defective?)
