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Attach surface book 1 tablet to a surface book 2 keyboard

Kevin Hennelly 0 Reputation points
2025-08-01T00:31:46.2666667+00:00

I have a surface book 1 with 16 ram 512 hd good physical cond but wont turn on. Burn marks on connection pin and detach screen red light on keyboard stays on without pluged in.

i also have a surface book 2 16 ram 512 hd, works fine but screen cracked.

can i attach the good sb1 tablet to the sb2 keyboard?

can i remove good screen from the sb1 and attach to sb2 tablet

any other ideas?

Surface | Surface Book | Display and screen
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  1. Jay Mark Dullan 5,850 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-08-01T15:43:27.6666667+00:00

    Hello Kevin,

    Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Community, Regarding on your issue/concern "Attach surface book 1 tablet to a surface book 2 keyboard" on this case it is;

    "Not Directly Compatible"

    The hinge and locking mechanism were redesigned in Surface Book 2.

    SB2 tabs are taller and narrower, and the muscle wire release system is different

    Reference link;

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/aiqupc/surface_book_1_and_2_interchangeable_bases/

    Even if it physically fits, electrical connections may not align, and the base (keyboard, battery, GPU) may not function correctly

    and Not Feasible

    The screen and digitizer are tightly integrated with the motherboard in Surface Books.

    SB1 and SB2 use different display connectors, firmware, and touch controllers.

    Swapping just the screen from SB1 to SB2 won’t work without major hardware and firmware modification.

    Please let me know if it works. I await your response.

    Warm regards,

    JayMark.D | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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