I just ran into some weird problem trying to install BiaB 2022 onto a new Surface Pro 8.

The installation disk that gets flawlessly recognized by some prior Surface Pro (2017) System, now does not get recognized from the new Surface Pro 8. It is thus *not* possible to have BiaB 2022 installed via the shipped HD.

Checking this drive on some other desktop machines, it always gets recognized.

The difference between those systems that recognize the installation HD and the new Surface Pro 8 is just that the systems recognizing the installation drive do have USB A ports, whereas the Surface Pro 8 does have USB C / Thunderbolt ports.

The Surface Pro 8 has no problem recognizing some other external SSD which provides itself a USB C port.

I just checked with a sturdy BiaB 2021 Installation HD a connetion between the drives's USB A port and the Surface Pro 8 USB C ports - no dice.

Is there a problem with USB C / Thunderbolt ports and the shipped BiaB installation HD?


Martin