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Steam Deck: Steam Deck volume increasing on its own

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:58:50 -0700

My LED Steam Deck recently started to increase volume on its own. Even when I turn it down, it goes back up to max right away. Rebooting the system seems to fix the issue for a while, but sooner or later the volume starts increasing again. One time, while rebooting the system, the Steam Deck entered the BIOS, which makes me suspect that the issue might be hardware (audio board) rather than software. Can anyone provide any guidance on this issue?

Also, if the issue is the audio board, does anyone know if iFixit is planning to start selling the audio board for LED Steam Decks (F7A) again? At the moment, the only available Steam Deck audio board is the F7B which is not compatible with LED Steam Decks.

Thank you!

⟐ Answered 3月 07, 2025 at 19:58 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: What are the specs for the T6 Screws?

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:08:47 -0700

Lost some of the T6 screws that holds the back plate of the Steam deck OLED.

I was looking for replacement screws, but I do not know the specs.

Could anyone please advise the specs and where to buy replacement T6 screws for the Steam Deck OLED?

⟐ Commented 3月 07, 2025 at 13:08 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: My steam deck left trigger is stuck on 32,267 imput

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:12:14 -0700

Opened up my steam deck to clean it up and stuff and my left trigger is just stuck on full press with out me even touching it I can’t press the steam button to access the a quick menus both of them cause it thinks I’m right clicking cause of left trigger but idk if it’s a button mother board issue or just a trigger issue it’s just annoying I tried trigger_cal but it doesn’t do anything really

Steam Deck: BSOD - Tried everything I can think of

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:18:57 -0700

Hey everyone, really struggling with a BSOD issue on my LCD Steam Deck. I turned it on the other day and it was just a black screen and the fan spins really loud. I can feel the adaptive feedback on the touchpads too.

I've done so much searching, tried every possible button combination that's recommended, tried the battery drain method, tried unplugging everything except just the screen to no avail.

The power LED only comes on while charging and confirming no output to an external monitor. It seems bricked

Suspecting a cooked BIOS, I did a hardware BIOS flash using a CH341A programmer. I used this link as a guide

https://youtu.be/IE5ziAT6Mn0?si=qs9Dx88u...

Did it two times but still doing the same thing. I thought it might be an APU issue, not sure how to test but I took the heat sink off and confirmed it got warm (before turning it off before it got hot) so there should be power going to it

Not sure how to test the RAM..

My motherboard is the F7AA version, I have a suspicion that using the link above to flash is for the older F7A variant. I haven't been able to find a specific BIOS for F7AA motherboard

I'm honestly at my wit's end with this. Any ideas or help will be greatly appreciated!

Steam Game Console: Steam Deck not booting. Chimes, LED lights up, no fan, no display

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 03:58:35 -0700

All the information is basically in the title.

My non-OLED Steam Deck wont boot anymore. It seems to charge normally. Connecting it to the original power supply will turn the light on.

It was shut down using the steam UI one day and wouldn´t boot up the next.

Pressing the power button makes it give the power on chime, but that's it.

No fan spin, no internal or external display.

Rebooting into BIOS doesn´t work.

Hard reboot (long press of power button for 5 / 10 / 15 s) wont work.

Enabling battery safe ("*" + "...") works, I see the 3 LED blinks, but it doesn´t solve my problem.

Neither does booting without SD, SSD or battery connected.

Regardless of what I´m doing, pressing the power button will immediately create the chime, even if I do it every second. So it looks like it´s not even getting passed some initial power on test.

The deck was in my van over night, it might have hit 5 or 6°C, but not colder than that. It wasn´t dropped, hasn´t seen liquids or anything. Shutdown, put in case, removed from case, dead... :(

Steam Support says they have no idea and it seems to not be something they would offer complimentary repair for. Asked me to send it in for a 200€+Tax repair attempt with no guarantee.

So, any ideas would me most appreciated :)

Steam Deck: Any smarter way to replace the controller ribbon on LCD Steam Deck?

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:09:49 -0700

Stupidly got the controller ribbon (20624) damaged while trying to detach the plug. Think to replace it in place, I should first get the mainboard off so as to get the new line in. Just wanna know if there's any workaround without unscrewing the mainboard? Thanks in advance.

Steam Deck OLED: Left touchpad is completely dead

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 23:40:15 -0700

Hello All!

As the title states the left touchpad has just stopped working, I cannot get any outputs in the input test and not feel any haptics.

Although when I go into settings to change the intensity of the haptics then I can feel it normally but other than that nothing.

I have not dropped my steam deck or spilled liquid on it, I do though live in a dusty environment. Any suggestions?

Steam Deck OLED: There's a 1/4" White Line across the bottom of Newly-Replaced Screen

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:34:44 -0700

I recently replaced a cracked screen in my steam deck OLED (512 GB) and a white bar appears across the new screen when I boot it up. Everything else looks alright, if not a bit low-resolution. The white strip blocks out UI and gameplay that expect that part of the screen to be working. It does scale in brightness along with the rest of the display, and occasionally red and yellow horizontal strips appear inside that white strip

I have uninstalled, then reinstalled this screen three times trying to see if it was the connector and making sure the pins matched the instructional photo. This is the result each time. I would put my old screen back in to test, but it has been shattered and will not display anything. I am wondering if this may be a compatibility issue or if perhaps I received a defective screen replacement. Here some images of the display model#s in case that helps.

Old Display:

New Display:

⟐ Commented 2月 23, 2025 at 17:34 GMT-7

Steam Deck: Help identifying missing components

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:16:15 -0700

Hey all. Recently picked up a steam deck second hand from someone which isn't working after an SSD replacement. Turns out some SMD's have been knocked off the board. This is a F7A revision board. The parts missing can be found in the attached images. Any help would be huge.

⟐ Commented 2月 14, 2025 at 16:16 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Broken/glitchy input controls after spillage damage cleanup

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:28:35 -0700

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone will be able to help with this. A few weeks ago I was travelling with my Steam Deck OLED. Unfortunately, I had a bottle of Irn-Bru (soda type is relevant I believe due to it's orange colour) that wasn't sealed properly, and my bag was drenched with the Deck inside. I had an aftermarket case so it got completely flooded.

As I was travelling, I didnt't have access to tools, I was able to turn off the deck and had it drying for over a week turned off before I got home (the battery wasn't disconnected as I couldn't get access but it was powered down).

I got home and started to take it apart (thank you so much for the teardown guides, they were invaluable!). There were a few orange red splash points and I was aware of the triggers and buttons sticking. So I took it completely apart and used a combination of cotton buds, Deionised water, and isopropyl alcohol. some of the parts, particularly the side connection boards for the trackpads and thumbsticks were covered. But I persevered and cleaned everything up, some of the parts were really bad so I used a wash station to remove as much of the orange residue as possible.

I allowed everything to dry that evening (that was after washing off the water with alcohol) and reassembled the Deck (Again, I cannot stress how useful the guides were for this. I left the back off to allow things to evaporate.

The next day, I powered it up, and it posts, goes into the bios screen, but I can select Continue and it'll boot into SteamOS. Screen works great, touch and display, speakers are fine, and it can connect to wifi.

But the buttons and triggers are a mixed bag, they don't map correctly and when I press B for example, the haptics in the right trackpad triggers. So I can only assume things are shorting unexpectedly.

I've left it off for now to dry further, but I'm wondering if there was any kind of contact grease in the deck for the connectors. I looked at some options and saw the one iFixit sells is a reddish orange liquid... which I think I've been studiously removing from the entire machine.

Would anyone happen to know if this is the case, and if it isn't, would something like the DeoxIT® Contact Cleaner 25ml Needle Dispenser available on the iFixit store be a good idea to help with the low voltage shorting I'm seeing?

⟐ Commented 2月 14, 2025 at 8:28 GMT-7

Steam Deck: My Steam deck won't output video on external monitor

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:15:54 -0700

After repasting my steam deck, I'm not able to output video or sound on an external monitor I tried many HDMI cables ans TV's the result is the same.

I even brought another dock but still the same problem

The docks work great I'm able to connect HDD to transfer files etc but output video doesn't work I tried to reset the bios, delete game scope files and so on but to no result.

The console works great I just would like to get this problem solved.

Steam Deck OLED: Identifying internal display ZIF Connector

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 15:55:45 -0700

Greetings,

I have a Steam Deck OLED which has a damaged surface-mount connector that connects the internal display to the device. I have no idea where to find this part, and Steam Support refused to give me the name of it. I heard from someone else that a repair tech was able to use a connector from a Surface Pro as an equivalent, but it's hard to find info on that too.

Otherwise, I'm guessing I'll have to find an equivalent based on the length, width, height, no. of pins, pitch, etc. on Mouser or something but I'm not sure what this double-decker style of pins is called that is on this flex cable (I usually work with very old electronics so I haven't seen this before), so if anyone knows what the official name for that is it'll give me one more parameter to source a replacement.

Thanks in advance.

An image of the connector can be found through the following link on Ifixit's guide to replacing the OLED screen: https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/...

Steam Deck: L1 middle pin pad testing point for rev G daughter board

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:01:16 -0700

Middle pin was rip out from daughter board rev G. I need to find testing point to re-bridge connection. Anyone know the location of the testing point?

Steam Deck OLED: The X button sometimes doesn't recognise when you press it.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:40:46 -0700

Hello,

I've been having an issue with my Steam Deck OLED. I bought it a month ago and it has been working well, but recently I started noticing that the X button is a bit wonky - it doesn't register my press unless I press in the exact center from the top and/or press it harder. The button isn't stuck, it isn't sticky either, it works normally just like the rest of the buttons, but unless I press it harder and from the very top, it doesn't work. I tried to open the deck to see whether there is some dirt inside or if the rubber membrane is worn out, but everything seemed completely fine and clean. I have the latest version too and have regular updates but quite frankly, this doesn't seem like an software issue to me. I feel like I've tried everything I could to find a cause of this, but to no avail. There also isn't enough fix solution for this exact problem either, it's mainly fixes for stuck/sticky buttons. but I just need to press button in a very specific way for it to work. Can you possibly give me an advice on what I can do about this problem?

One more thing I would like to add, I don't know if this is of any relevance to my problem but one never knows - when I opened my Deck, I noticed that the button connection points on the plate (for ABXY) look slightly different than what I saw on IFixIt ( Steam Deck OLED Right Bumper Button Assembly ). The small "cartwheels" on the plate have dark orange color filled in between the golden lines, but on my Deck the orange filler color is black instead. There is an obvious visual difference, and I was wondering if this indicates anything? Once again, i don't know if this is related to the issue but I still thought it's worth of mentioning this visual difference to you. I don't know if me replacing my current connection plate with the ordered one from site would fix the problem.

⟐ Edited by author 1月 22, 2025 at 13:40 GMT-7

Steam Deck: Steam Deck Won’t Power On After Storage Upgrade Unless Plugged In

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:04:05 -0700

I recently upgraded the storage on my Steam Deck following the proper steps. Before starting, I charged the device to below 25%, entered the BIOS, and put the device into battery storage mode as recommended. After completing the physical installation of the new storage, I reassembled everything and attempted to power it back on. However, the Steam Deck will not turn on unless it is plugged into a power source. Any advice?

⟐ Answer accepted 1月 14, 2025 at 6:04 GMT-7

Steam Deck: Steam Deck Cpu/Gpu Throttle to 400mhz after upgrading SSD.

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:07:13 -0700

I recently upgraded the internal nvme to a corsair mp600 mini, which was installed correctly. After reimaging the Deck and installing all upgrades, downloaded my games, and it seems that the cpu is throttling to 400mhz and does not go beyond 15 fps in verified games. The nvme works well with all downloads and speeds and is able to be recognized by the system. The temperatures never get beyond 50-60 degrees, and I also tried going into battery storage mode which did not solve the issue. Nothing appears to have been damaged during installation. Is this a software issue and how can it be fixed?

⟐ Commented 1月 12, 2025 at 16:07 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: I broke my oled connector pin on motherboard. Sol?

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:07:08 -0700

I was doing a shell swap and in my final moments of getting my screen off... I slipped and ripped the connector pin apart on the mobo. I cannot find the pins name or where I can find one to make this repair.

Steam Deck: replace lcd zif/fpc connector

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:00:25 -0700

I need to replace a damaged ZIF/FPC connector for a Steam Deck. I cannot seem to find these anywhere. Is this a connector possibly used for another tablet/laptop?

Thank you for any help

⟐ Commented 1月 08, 2025 at 11:00 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Is there anywhere where you can buy the daughterboards for the OLED?

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:31:42 -0700

Following water damage my D-Pad doesn't work, now I want to replace the daughterboard, but can't find the part. Does anybody know if you can buy those?

⟐ Answered 1月 01, 2025 at 21:31 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Steam Deck Oled Motherboard/s

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:55:12 -0700

When will Steam Deck Oled motherboards be available for purchase? Thanks!