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Hardware

Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

By Bill Detwiler June 27, 2014, 10:47 AM PDT Bill Detwiler on Twitter billdetwiler

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 teardown

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 teardown

The Surface Pro 3 is thinner and lighter than last year’s model. And it has a beautiful 12-inch display, new kickstand, and handy digital pen. It also has a completely redesigned interior. Unfortunately, the Pro 3 is still just as difficult to disassemble if not more so.

In this Cracking Open gallery, I walk you through the process of disassembling the Surface Pro 3 and give you a tour of the internal hardware. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my article and video, Surface Pro 3 teardown reveals fragile glass, redesigned interior.

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Box contents

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Box contents

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Front

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Front

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Kickstand

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Kickstand

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Kickstand in canvas mode

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Kickstand in canvas mode

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Back

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Back

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Right side ports

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Right side ports

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Volume buttons

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Volume buttons

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Power button

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Power button

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Rear camera and sensors

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Rear camera and sensors

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Surface Pro and Surface 2

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Surface Pro and Surface 2

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Type Cover attached

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Type Cover attached

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Type Cover and kickstand

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Type Cover and kickstand

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Type Cover

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Type Cover

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Heating the edges of the front panel

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Heating the edges of the front panel

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Prying loose the front panel

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Prying loose the front panel

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Front panel loosened

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Front panel loosened

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Broken glass from the front panel

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Broken glass from the front panel

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Front panel glass if very fragile

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Front panel glass if very fragile

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the front panel

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the front panel

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Disconnecting the battery and front panel connectors

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Disconnecting the battery and front panel connectors

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Damaged front panel glass

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Damaged front panel glass

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Front panel/display assembly

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Front panel/display assembly

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Ntrig NS-P4196 DuoSense Controller Chipset

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Ntrig NS-P4196 DuoSense Controller Chipset

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Internal hardware

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Internal hardware

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the SSD

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the SSD

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: SK hynix HFS128G3AMNB-2200A AD SSD (128GB)

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: SK hynix HFS128G3AMNB-2200A AD SSD (128GB)

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: SK hynix SSD - Front

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: SK hynix SSD - Front

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: SK hynix SSD - Back

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: SK hynix SSD - Back

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the upper camera, sensor, and antenna bar

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the upper camera, sensor, and antenna bar

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Camera, sensor, and antenna bar - Front

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Camera, sensor, and antenna bar - Front

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Camera, sensor, and antenna bar - Back

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Camera, sensor, and antenna bar - Back

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Front-facing camera and sensors

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Front-facing camera and sensors

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Right antenna

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Right antenna

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Left antennas

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Left antennas

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Detaching the motherboard connectors

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Detaching the motherboard connectors

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Connector contact board

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Connector contact board

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the motherboard screws

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the motherboard screws

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the motherboard

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the motherboard

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the motherboard shielding from the top of the board

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the motherboard shielding from the top of the board

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the cooling assembly screws

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the cooling assembly screws

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Cooling assembly front

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Cooling assembly front

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Cooling assembly - Back

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Cooling assembly - Back

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the metal shielding from the bottom of the motherboard

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the metal shielding from the bottom of the motherboard

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Motherboard - Top

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Motherboard - Top

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Motherboard - Bottom

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Motherboard - Bottom

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: 1.9 GHz Intel Core i5 i5-4300U processor

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: 1.9 GHz Intel Core i5 i5-4300U processor

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Samsung K4E8E304ED-EGCE 1GB LPDDR3 RAM (4 x 1GB = 4GB total)

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Samsung K4E8E304ED-EGCE 1GB LPDDR3 RAM (4 x 1GB = 4GB total)

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Winbond 25X20CL1G 2Mb Serial Flash

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Winbond 25X20CL1G 2Mb Serial Flash

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: QIC1832-B98B P0BH66.00S-7 1412

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: QIC1832-B98B P0BH66.00S-7 1412

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Winbond 25Q128FVPQ 128Mb Serial Flash

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Winbond 25Q128FVPQ 128Mb Serial Flash

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Texas Instruments TPS51624 1/2-Phase Step-Down Driverless Controller

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Texas Instruments TPS51624 1/2-Phase Step-Down Driverless Controller

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: 97374M TI 441 A71T

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: 97374M TI 441 A71T

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Marvell Avastar 88W8897 wireless chip

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Marvell Avastar 88W8897 wireless chip

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Atmel ATMLH412 16CM B 3Y0346C

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Atmel ATMLH412 16CM B 3Y0346C

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Texas Instruments TPS51367 12-A Integrated FET Converter

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Texas Instruments TPS51367 12-A Integrated FET Converter

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Texas Instruments CSD87351Q5D Synchronous Buck NexFET Power Block

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Texas Instruments CSD87351Q5D Synchronous Buck NexFET Power Block

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Atmel ATUC256L3U 32-bit AVR UC3 MCU

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Atmel ATUC256L3U 32-bit AVR UC3 MCU

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: ITE IT8528VG 1407-FXO SC0X1A

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: ITE IT8528VG 1407-FXO SC0X1A

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Infineon SLB 9665 trusted platform module

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Infineon SLB 9665 trusted platform module

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: NXP CBTL06GP213six-channel multiplexer for DisplayPort, HDMI and PCI Express

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: NXP CBTL06GP213six-channel multiplexer for DisplayPort, HDMI and PCI Express

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Realtek RTS5304

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Realtek RTS5304

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Realtek ALC3264 Audio Codec

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Realtek ALC3264 Audio Codec

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the speaker/power button bracket screws

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the speaker/power button bracket screws

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the left speaker

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the left speaker

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Left speaker

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Left speaker

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the right speaker

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the right speaker

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: right speaker

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: right speaker

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the power connector

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the power connector

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Power connector

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Power connector

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the microSD card reader

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the microSD card reader

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the rear-facing camera

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Removing the rear-facing camera

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Rear-facing camera

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Rear-facing camera

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Case cover with attached components

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Case cover with attached components

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: 42.2 Wh, 7.6V Li-ion battery

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: 42.2 Wh, 7.6V Li-ion battery

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Battery warning message

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Battery warning message

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Keyboard docking connector

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Keyboard docking connector

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Power button contact

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Power button contact

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Volume button contacts

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Volume button contacts

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Vibration motor

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Vibration motor

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Kickstand hinge

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Kickstand hinge

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Completely disassembled

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Cracking Open Surface Pro 3: Completely disassembled

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