i5/256 Surface Pro 4 overheats and battery drains while 'sleeping'

Anonymous
2015-11-04T01:55:47+00:00

Split from this thread.

My SP4 gets very hot and drains the battery very fast even though it is asleep. I found it very hot in its sleeve and down to 28% earlier today. Found it dead later in the afternoon. This is one of MANY issues this device has.

(My SP4 is not part of the insider program)

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Anonymous
2016-02-17T23:04:09+00:00

Hi All,

We released an update on 2/17/2016 that addresses this issue.

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

To confirm the updates are installed, check Settings> Update & security> Windows Update> Advanced options> View your update history.

Thanks,

Josh

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-11-14T16:19:16+00:00

    Same here. After the November update, I'm seeing SB.PCI0.GFX0 consuming more power during sleep. I wish I knew why :(

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-11-14T09:44:18+00:00

    update:after the 18,Nov firmware update, although the battery driver is renewed, this issue still exists.

    After the update of threshold 2, my first Surface pro 4 (i5, 256G, 8G) has a battery drain issue during sleep even though the battery saver and airplane mode  are on. 

    I ran the "powercfg /sleepstudy" to get the report, and it showed the system had heavy activities, and there was no "low power period" (the device never went into "deep sleep"). And the charge rate is more than 1000 mW, which means it will drain out all the power in 24 hours sleep.

    It sleeps normally before the Threshold 2 update.

    I went to the Microsoft store and replaced my device twice. However, without installing any third-party software and personal data, Windows Hello disabled, airplane mode and battery saver mode are turned on, these two new devices have the same issue especially after the threshold 2 update. 

    It seems the GPU and CPU are active Around 15% of any sleeping session , and the Soc is stuck in resilience phase, can't go into low-power state (DRIPS) totally.

    P.S.: Another annoying issue is that whenever the charger is plugged in or out, the device wakes up even though the type cover is closed. I just wanna charge it or leave home, I don't expect to use it since the type cover is still closed.

    According to the MSDN file below. A common reason for a connected standby session to have zero percent software and hardware DRIPS is that a critical driver is not loaded on the system.

    Connected standby SleepStudy common problem examples

    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn495348(v=vs.85).aspx

    Below is the  Sleepstudy report. Hope you will fix this issue quickly. Get a full version from the shared link.

    https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=CC3EAA2B7BEA4488%217143

    pdf version:

    https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=CC3EAA2B7BEA4488%217144

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-11-05T13:55:42+00:00

    completely missed that.  Perhaps if he sets it up and then dos back the remove button will appear.  Just a thought.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-11-04T01:48:38+00:00

    I have this issue too.  Is Microsoft aware of it!?   I really wish they would at least say they are working on a fix.  I wouldn't mind just waiting it out and using hibernate or powering down in the meantime.  Just wish they would say if they are aware or not.

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