System Firmware Update - 12/10/13 fails to install

Anonymous
2013-12-10T19:14:53+00:00

Got the updates on todays patch Tuesday, but the firmware update failed to load.  Rechecking for an update does not give the opportunity to try and reinstall.

Anyone else having this problem?  I do notice that my telemetry driver is now loaded. so not sure what is going on here.

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Anonymous
2013-12-19T06:53:02+00:00

Josh,

We are working through the holidays to deliver a fix for the small number of customers that have experience decreased battery life and booting/sleeping problems as a result of the December update.  We took the update down to prevent additional customers from ending up in this state. All hardware failures, none of which are known to be caused by the December update, are being handled promptly through our warranty exchange policy.

The UEFI firmware that we released in the December update prevents some devices from entering sleep mode (and other low power states) properly during periods of inactivity. In order to release an updated version of the UEFI firmware we need to test the new version with the other drivers in the set to make sure we are not releasing yet another unknown state to customer machines. We certainly feel your pain and assure you that we are doing everything possible to make this right, as quickly as we can.

Thank you,

Tim

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Anonymous
2014-02-15T00:49:31+00:00

Greetings all,

We understand that the February Firmware Update has fixed the Battery gauge issue and the Firmware showing as failed. However we can see that there are some customers who are still experiencing issues with their Surface Pro 2 going into Sleep mode and Hibernate.

So we can better track those particular issues, we have decided to close this thread off. We encourage you to create a thread related to your Surface Pro 2 not going to sleep or not going into Hibernate. Please give as much detail as possible to your scenario.

We understand that the February Firmware update did not resolve the issue with waking from Sleep or Hibernate, as it was not intended to fix that particular issue. We are continuing to work to deliver a high quality solution. More updates will become available as this effort progresses.

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Anonymous
2014-02-13T22:35:08+00:00

The February update has resolved all issues for me.  The firmware installed with no issues.  Prior to this, I had all sorts of problems with the December firmware.  Sleep and hibernate issues were rampant.  The January update helped a bit, but the battery meter was always getting off calibration. 

With the February update, all issues have been resolved and my Surface 2 128gb is working as it was prior to the December updates.  Very solid and all is back to normal.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-12-28T00:11:37+00:00

    After I shutdown, opening the cover presents the login screen. Any tips on settings to make it shutdown properly?

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-12-27T20:06:23+00:00

    I am a bit bemused ... I find it more of an inconvenience

    Fair enough. Perhaps you would empathise more if you realised not everyone is having the same symptoms and not everyone is in the Northern hemisphere (winter).

    But at least we won the Ashes back :-p

    My symptoms are a bit more complicated.

    In addition to the constant waking, I have overheating due to high CPU utilization during these waking periods....plus the hibernate option doesn't work for me....I have to do a full shutdown.

    The additional complications are apparently due to a firmware conflict with microSDXC cards.

    I've learned I have to remove my microSDXC card *and* fully shut down my SP2 to avoid the wake-up/battery drain issue and overheating due to high CPU utilization.

    This situation persists *after* following all the MS instructions to roll back the firmware.

    So it's more than just having to hibernate. There's a severe conflict wth the microSDXC cards.

    Bottom line - hibernate  doesn't work for me. I have to eject my microSDXC card and fully shut my unit down between uses.

    Don't see a problem in terms of my use of a microSDHC card, so as with all these issues it "JUST DEPENDS."   I have seen other issues, incliudijng overheating and waking up, and the telemetry stuff on a refresh.

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