My Surface Book 2 i7 256gb is experiencing coil whine.

Anonymous
2017-11-21T08:05:28+00:00

Is there anyway to get around this?

Definitely notice coil whine whenever my SB2 is plugged into charging and on high performance mode. I am concerned about this issue as I was hoping issues like these didn't come with such a high price tag.

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Anonymous
2018-04-16T18:14:15+00:00

Update 8/1/2018:

Thank you for your feedback. We have published a set of drivers and system updates which helps mitigate this issue. This is now available in Windows Update.

We recommend that you install the latest updates to keep your Surface performing its best. You can get updates now by checking Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update.

As a temporary workaround, we suggest that when your Surface is plugged into the power supply, click on the battery icon in the Windows taskbar and set the Power Mode slider to either “Recommended” or “Better performance.”

You can find the details of the latest update on our Surface Book 2 update history page.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-03-11T01:04:42+00:00

    So i found  a soft solve:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/7qmud2/sb2\_coil\_whine\_a\_possible\_solution/

    If anyone is wondering why there are not public aknowledegments of this...

    The Answer is to deactivate connected Standby... a brand new "superfeature"...

    Don't get me wrong the coil whine is still there, but at least for me, its only audible when i put my ear at the back of the machine. For me this is more the "is the highend laptop in my bag really turned of now? I dont know mode" so i do not have any pain deactivating it. 

    However i will still get my fourth machine to test this further..

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-03-12T14:08:46+00:00

    Hey Joe

    Are you talking about the 13 inch version?

    I noticed the same with the solution from reddit. But the coil whine was still too loud for me.

    I have never tried deactivating connected standby, so do you say if you do both things (the reddit solution & deactivating connected standy) it gets less audible than just with the reddit solution?

    Thanx, I dont have a surface book 2 atm (got a refund for mine), but thinking about buying it again as soon as it can be fixed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-03-12T14:14:13+00:00

    IMHO the Problem is hardware related and cannot be fixed. 

    Yes the whine still persists but without the fluctuations and throtteling that comes with the conected standby, its barely audible.

    However i realized that the sound itself stems from the Tablet and does also exist in every mode. you just have to put your ear on the back. I will be returning my 3rd surface book today and am still praying to get one that doesnt whine.

    But let me be clear, the noise DOES NOT SEEM TO BE COMMING FROM THE BASE. it stems from the tablet. the Center of it too. My Tablet does make a noise.... no matter what. on battery with tablet detached its just barely audible.

    I love the product but i will be doing the switcharoo only once more.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-03-12T17:04:02+00:00

    Ok, thanks for the answer.

    I guess it is the CPU that makes the sound. CPU is in the Tablet-Part. Since you can almost get rid of the coil whine when you disable the TurboMode... so its pretty obvious that it is the CPU. But who wants to get rid of the extra power in TurboMode? Yes right... noone! It can maybe be a fix for working in a library.. but when i buy a 3000$+ device, I really want to use all the power it offers. I also had a lenovo 920 and it was way faster than the surface book 2 in normal mode.

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