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Steam Deck: steam deck blinks 3 times and doesnt power on until connected to power

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:19:03 -0700

I recently opened my deck to change out the thermal paste (nothing really wrong with it just kinda felt like doing it if I'm honest) and at first it kept blinking and wouldn't turn on so I let it charge overnight and it fixed itself, but NOW no matter how long I have the charger connected it doesn't go above 4%, and if the deck is fully shutdown without the charger it just blinks three times until I have the charger connected again. I have been told so many times that the battery connector is loose but I promise you....I PROMISE YOU, it's all the way in. To be clear if it's on and I take the charger off it will stay on but obviously with only 4% battery it won't last long. Any help would be very appreciated!

Steam Deck OLED: Why is there no option to buy Heat shield / motherboard shield on here

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:13:38 -0700

Hello, Ive bought second hand Steamdeck oled 1tb, but the motherboard shield is missing. Cant find it on ebay, nowhere. What can I do?

Steam Deck: I replaced my screen but now I have no speakers

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:33:38 -0700

Hello, I replaced my screen with an I fix it screen repair kit and watched a guide but It apears I did not plug in a connection correctly because my speakers no longer work. The audio jack still works though. Could one of you guide me to which connection I should check out

⟐ Commented 12月 01, 2025 at 12:33 GMT-7

Steam Deck: Buttons on steamdeck are falling off

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:41:35 -0700

Hello friends, I've encountered a problem with the seback. The joystick buttons periodically fall off. I've replaced the main joystick board, then replaced the ribbon cable, but nothing seems to work. I can't find the main board to understand which chip is responsible for the controller, as I suspect that it's overheating and causing the joysticks to fall off on the motherboard. Please help me find this issue.

⟐ Edited 11月 22, 2025 at 22:41 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Steam deck Battery Health

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:53:56 -0700

When I got my Steam deck about a year ago, I would get 8-9 hours in half life 2 and 2.5 hours in cyberpunk 2077, now I get around 6.5-7 hours in half life 2, and 2 hours in cyberpunk, should I replace my battery soon, or wait a bit to replace it, the system still says its at 100% percent health but I don't believe that number entirely.

⟐ Commented 11月 21, 2025 at 6:53 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Left click button (L3) doesn’t work after replacement

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:15:22 -0700

I ordered a left thumbstick because on my old was the left click button (L3) didn’t worked. It was clicking fine, physically, but on the system it didn’t register as clicked, both in game and on the controller test option in the settings.

So after I changed the left thumbstick, it is same as before, the click button doesn’t work.

Any suggestions on what that might be?

Many thanks!

Steam Deck OLED: Steam Deck OLED - Audio/Mic ribbon cable

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 02:21:06 -0700

I couldn't find the cable in the iFixit shop. Is it possible to order it?

⟐ Commented 11月 14, 2025 at 2:21 GMT-7

Steam Deck: Steam deck battery health

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:27:00 -0700

When I first got my steam deck, I would get around 8 hours in half life 2, and around 2.5 hours in cyberpunk, now I get around 6 hours in hl2, and 2 hours in cyberpunk, should I replace it or yet, system says 100% health

Steam Deck: Need a new one of these

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:08:06 -0700

The ten pin ribbon is now missing several pins and buttons on the left and right don’t work. Damaged during screen replacement.

Steam Deck: What is this missing component and its specs so I an replace it

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:02:06 -0700

I got my hands on a pre-owned Steam Deck, and it crashes, freezes, and is generally randomly unstable. To my knowledge, the only missing component is circled in the image. I think it's a capacitor, but I could be wrong. I'm trying to find the specs of it to replace it

Steam Deck: SSD replacement and self-tapping screws

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:34:32 -0700

I've got a launch model Steam Deck and I'm considering swapping up from 256GB to 2TB on the internal SSD. I remember the initial Valve-provided video suggests not opening the Deck as that will likely disrupt the cooling airflow due to using self-tapping screws on the original case.

Should I be replacing the front and back panels at the same time if I want to replace the SSD, in order to avoid this potential cooling problem?

⟐ Answered 10月 27, 2025 at 20:34 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Could I put the new Steam Deck OLED battery into the original Deck?

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:26:02 -0700

If I buy a battery for the OLED model, could it work in the original model?

⟐ Commented 10月 14, 2025 at 8:26 GMT-7

Steam Deck: My power button is having issues

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 21:05:44 -0700

When I press my power button to turn the Steam Deck on it often takes 2-3 presses (with audible clicks) before the device recognizes it and turns on.

Likely related, my Steam Deck is also turning on randomly in the bag, wasting power and heating up quite a bit.

Does anybody have experience with this issue/a fix?

Steam Deck OLED: Where can I get a replacement cable for the left Button Daughter board

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:58:05 -0700

where can I get a replacement cable that goes between the left Button Daughter board and the Left Joystick board?

This cable \/

⟐ Edited by author 10月 08, 2025 at 17:58 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: R1 button lost clickiness

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:27:41 -0700

My steam deck is only months old with less than 50 hours of use, I was surprised to pull it out of it's carrying case today to feel that my R1 button has lost it's clickiness and provided little to no feedback. here is a video of the issue:

https://youtu.be/Ml_u7s_59V4

is there a way to maybe reseat the button to the correct position? Or do I need to swap the whole bumper assembly? What are my options here?

⟐ Answered 10月 06, 2025 at 12:27 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Left and Right thumbstick replacement

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:23:56 -0700

Is there any news or info for new replacement parts or that it is even ganna be buyable

⟐ Answered 10月 06, 2025 at 12:23 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Why is my steamdeck OS shutting down?

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:53:35 -0700

I've had a recent problem with my steamdeck, every time I turn it on within about 30 seconds the screen turns black and I have to hold the power button to restart it, if I'm quick enough to click into a game I can play it for as long as I like but I can't turn the volume up or use the steam home button (that's why I believe it's the OS) I can't go into the settings in time to reset it or update the hardware, is there any way I can fix this?

Steam deck: Missing steam deck parts never arrived but says delivered

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:18:00 -0700

I ordered three parts and only one came but it says they have all been delivered. I only got the cheapest part which was 5.99 the expensive parts I never received and we have cameras and the other one arrived here just fine so it’s wasn’t wrong address. Will this company actually send what I never received?

⟐ Answered 9月 30, 2025 at 19:18 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: What is going on :(

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:45:54 -0700

My Steam Deck will not boot. When I press the power button, I hear a beep and feel the haptics. After a 5-second pause, the fans spin at full speed, and then it powers off and repeats this cycle. The screen never turns on. I have tried multiple chargers and the deep reset methods, but the boot loop continues. I am panicking.

⟐ Commented 9月 28, 2025 at 13:45 GMT-7

Steam Controller: Repair guide for back paddle switches?

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 04:57:53 -0700

I have two steam controllers. One from launch and one from the factory shutting down. Both have issues with the right back paddle switch. You have to press down REALLY hard to get it to register. I love to use that paddle for "jump" so it wears out pretty quickly. Is there any way to fix it? New steam controllers are like $200 apiece. :(

⟐ Commented 9月 28, 2025 at 4:57 GMT-7