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Steam Deck: steam deck上のusb-cポートが非常に緩んでいるため、公式拡張スタンドに接続すると頻繁に接触不良が発生します。

Sun, 10 May 2026 20:33:01 -0700

買ってきた時はこの問題に気付きませんでした。それからマウスとキーボードを接続して調整しようとした時、私と一緒に買った公式の拡張スタンドが接続しましたが、良くなったり悪くなったりして、時々接続できませんでした。そしてdeckの上のusb-cポートがとても緩んでいることに気づきました。前後15度ぐらいの角度で揺れます。でも、いつ壊れるか心配です。公式サイトは買ってから1年も経っていません。どこで修理すればいいのか分からない。

⟐ Answer accepted 5月 10, 2026 at 20:33 GMT-7

Steam Deck: バッテリー問題？

Sat, 09 May 2026 03:03:54 -0700

スチームデックの充電器を挿している状態だとゲームはできるのですが

電源ケーブルを抜くと電源が落ちて

デックも起動できなくなるのですがどうしてでしょうか？

⟐ Answer accepted 5月 09, 2026 at 3:03 GMT-7

Steam Deck: 左側ボタンボードの購入

Sat, 09 May 2026 03:03:45 -0700

お世話になっております。

左側のボタンボードのみ購入したいのですが

可能でしょうか?

⟐ Answer accepted 5月 09, 2026 at 3:03 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Screen Glitching after a short amount of playtime.

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:32:08 -0700

So yesterday I disassembled my deck, repasted the thermal paste. Didn't realize til after I should have put it in battery saver mode in bios before opening it and when I put it back together it wouldn't turn on for a bit. After leaving it plugged in it eventually turned back on and ran as normal for a few minutes. Eventually I got these weird stripes on the screen and now if I turn it on, there is no telling how long it will take exactly but the screen will start showing weird artefacts like no one's business.

I am keeping an eye on the temperatures and I don't think it's related to temps and there doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to when it will happen, but it just seems like if I play for it long enough it will sooner than later glitch us usually requiring a reboot.

I know I messed up not using battery saver mode, but is there anything else i might have done wrong here?

Edit: Added Video Warning flashing lights.

⟐ Answered 8月 09, 2026 at 2:32 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: I accidentally cut the aluminum tape underneath the fan tape

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:15:32 -0700

I accidentally cut a sliver of the aluminum tape underneath the fan tape off when cutting off a piece that was worn out to replace with kapton tape and the temps went up, what should I do to fix this? I haven't tried anything as of yet because I would like to hear from the community first

⟐ Commented 8月 09, 2026 at 2:15 GMT-7

Steam Deck: I want to know the ohms of the missing resistor on my motherboard.

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:37:29 -0700

The motherboard is F7AA.

Two resistors were lost during the process of upgrading the WIFI module.

Can you tell me the resistor values of numbers 1 and 2?

⟐ Commented 8月 08, 2026 at 9:37 GMT-7

Steam Controller (2nd Generation): Why is my left joystick grinding?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:28:23 -0700

Recently noticed my left joystick is gritty/grinding against the plastic. I’ve had my controller since release and play mostly FPS games.

⟐ Answered 8月 05, 2026 at 22:28 GMT-7

Steam Deck: Need help identifying missing resistor values (Latest Steam Deck LCD r

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:06:27 -0700

Hi everyone,

I’m repairing the latest revision of the Steam Deck LCD motherboard and I’m missing a couple of SMD resistors near the BIOS flash chip.

Would anyone who has this board be willing to measure the resistor values.I’d really appreciate any help.

Model of a board is f7aa

https://imgur.com/a/TLk5o13

Steam Deck: Having Troubles with Steam Deck Update

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:50:02 -0700

Ever since their was an update. my steam deck buttons, L2, Steam button and three dot button stop working if there is someone who can help please let me know

I also tested on the controller testing thing in the settings too test device. is there anybody out there come and help me? because i live in Perry, Ny. and got no car take me to get it fixed

⟐ Commented 8月 05, 2026 at 6:50 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Left side of Console not responding.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:29:53 -0700

The Steam Deck OLED's screen reader keeps turning itself on, and the screen sometimes appears zoomed. At the same time, the entire left side of the controls has stopped working (left joystick, D-pad, left touchpad, L1, L2, and rear left buttons), even in the Boot Manager.

⟐ Answered 8月 04, 2026 at 23:29 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Anyone knows what IC this is?

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:42:08 -0700

Hey there,

After the USBC Port replacement my Steam Deck still did not charge. I double checked each line from the port to be sure everything is good there now. It had troubles recognizing one of two usb orientations and failed to make the PD handshake. After I checked everything and removed this IC, as I suspected it to be faulty everything startet up again.

Now I can not identify this IC to replace it. It has most likely a marking on it „3m“ and above there is something like an 8. Here are some Photos of the IC that I made. I think it’s size is something about 0,8-0,9mm.

One of the four pads is connected to ground. I think after the Port damage this IC was burnt and shorted to ground, so that’s why it started working now again.

Does anyone know for sure what the replacement part for this is? Thanks!

⟐ Edited by author 7月 30, 2026 at 1:42 GMT-7

Steam Deck: What is the missing capacitor that allows it to charge at 45 watts?

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:15:00 -0700

Hello! This is my first time posting here.

A while ago, I sent my Steam Deck for repairs to a non-partner store, hoping to get it done quick and cheap. Instead, they royally screwed up the repair. When I had a friend (who's job is to make and repair custom PCs) look at it, they said the L4 sensor was missing, they removed a ton of the cooling paste, and most importantly: a capacitor meant for charging was gone. Without it, it can only charge at 15 watts.

I tried asking Steam Support, but they said they can't help with that. So now I'm hoping someone here knows. What's the missing capacitor, and where can I get a replacement?

Steam Deck OLED: Steam Deck OLED back screen copper shield scuff, is this acceptable?

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:12:46 -0700

Steam Deck OLED: Buttons pressed when I flip the steam deck over

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:33:21 -0700

I've noticed that if I place my steam deck down a little hard or I flip the unit over (like when I'm laying down) a bunch of the buttons get stuck pressed. I opened in desktop mode and looked at the controller calibration and basically, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12-15 are all stuck in a "pressed" state. Pretty much all the buttons on the left side (d-pad, steam button, and L stick button) get stuck. Have to hard restart a few times to see if it resets. I've tried opening up the unit and reseating all the cables but still doing it. Does this mean the board itself is loose or something? May try to completely disassemble the left side and put back together. Anyone have any other ideas on what it could be?

⟐ Answered 7月 23, 2026 at 2:33 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Searching For a Motherboard replacement

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:14:32 -0700

Had an issue with the USB-C port going out completely, bought parts and attempted to hot air solder the old port off and unfortunately instead of the port coming off several other components decided to make a break for it. Anyone have an idea where I could get a new board? Looks like its MODEL :F7G DA0F7GMBAE0 REV: E if that's right.

⟐ Answered 7月 22, 2026 at 0:14 GMT-7

Steam Deck OLED: Steam Deck OLED Screen Problem

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:07:07 -0700

Hello everyone. my steam deck OLED is out of warranty, and I live in southeast Asia; it is impossible to send my deck to valve because the repair cost and delivery cost will be more expensive than getting a new one.

So, my steam deck OLED has problem with the screen. when it is on the home menu and I press the backplate of my deck, it shows some stripes and flicker. and when I play some demanding games, sometimes it can stand for an hour, and sometimes it can't even stand for 5 mins. And after the screen goes black, I still can hear the sound of my game e.g. the steps when I walk around / the sound of pause menu and I still can shut down my deck using my feeling while the screen goes black.

When I connect my steam deck to the dock, I have 0 problem. tried to benchmark my deck for hours with hitman WOA benchmark and play some games after that, it works with 0 problem.

But I notice something, when the screen acts up, and I docked my deck, it shows no signal. I had to restart my deck while it is docked so my monitor can get the signal.

What I already do:

Teardown my deck, change the thermal paste, clean the ribbon cable of the screen, clean the connector of the screen on the motherboard.

So, what do you think is wrong with my deck? I asked around, some people said it is the display and some people said it is the CPU/GPU. I had no problem with replacing the screen by myself. but the OLED screen is not cheap, so I just worried if it is not the screen that has a problem.

What makes me worried if it is the CPU/GPU is when my screen is normal, I can dock my deck normally. but when the screen is act up and I docked it, my monitor shows no signal

Steam Deck OLED screen problem

*Sorry for my bad English

⟐ Commented 7月 22, 2026 at 0:07 GMT-7

Steam Machine (2nd Generation): How can the internal storage be upgraded?

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:37:01 -0700

I have finally gotten my Steam Machine and now I want to upgrade the internal storage like I planned to. The challenge is that it isn't as simple as taking out the 512 GB SSD and installing the larger SSD, since the SSD the SM came with has the OS and all data on it. I am not very tech savvy and have tried to connect other external drives to the SM to try and transfer ALL of the data off of the SD, but that doesn't work. Is there any way to transfer the OS between SSDs without having to obtain any other devices?

⟐ Answered 7月 21, 2026 at 8:37 GMT-7

Steam Machine (2nd Generation): No NVMe Detected After RAM/SSD Upgrade on 2026 Steam Machine - lspci C

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:21:17 -0700

Hey everyone,

I’m running into a brick wall after trying to upgrade my 2026 Steam Machine and could really use some hardware-level insight.

What I did:

I opened up the system to add a second 16GB stick of RAM and upgrade the internal NVMe SSD. I was incredibly careful, used a plastic spudger to disconnect internal components, and ensured wall power was pulled well before touching anything.

The Problem:

When booting into the SteamOS recovery USB to install the OS on the new SSD, it fails to detect the drive entirely, giving the error: !! /dev/nvme0n1 does not exist -- no nvme drive detected?.

Even worse, when I swap the original, known-working NVMe SSD back in, the BIOS still reads the storage slot as completely empty.

Troubleshooting I've already done:

Isolated the RAM: Completely removed the new 16GB stick to rule out dual-channel memory training issues or PCIe lane interference. Running just the original factory RAM right now.

Physical Seating: The SSD is fully inserted (heard the click), laid completely flat, and properly screwed down.

Ribbon Cables: Since the SSD slot sits on a daughterboard, I inspected and re-seated the bridging ribbon cables. They latch smoothly, sit perfectly square, and there are no visually bent copper contacts.

Boot Logs: The system passes POST perfectly fine with all green [ OK ] flags, but black-screens right after initializing the graphical interface because the installer script can't find a target drive.

Terminal Diagnostics: Popped open Konsole in the live environment and ran lspci. The system successfully lists the Radeon graphics, Qualcomm Wi-Fi, and USB controllers, but the Non-Volatile memory controller (NVMe) is completely missing from the list.

It seems like the CPU is entirely blind to the storage PCIe lanes or the M.2 slot isn't getting power.

Before I officially write this off as a blown motherboard power rail/micro-fuse or an invisible hairline fracture in the ribbon cable, has anyone else encountered this absolute storage blackout after a dual RAM/SSD upgrade? Are there any specific daughterboard quirks or hardware resets I'm missing?

⟐ Commented 7月 21, 2026 at 8:21 GMT-7

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

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:58:15 -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

⟐ Commented 7月 19, 2026 at 8:58 GMT-7

Steam Deck: Replaced ssd, can’t seem to install OS from my external USB

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:18:14 -0700

TLDR; SteamOS won’t reinstall on my new SSD. Konsole opens, runs a few lines, then closes quickly without completing the process.

As the title says, I can’t get the wipe & reinstall to finish. Here’s what I’ve checked so far:

• The new SSD (VIPER VP4000 Mini 500GB M.2 2230 PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD - Solid State Drive - VP4000M500GM23 )shows up in the partition manager, so the Deck does recognize it

• I put the SteamOS recovery image on a 16GB USB stick using the tool recommended on the Steam support page

• Note: the USB stick had ~0.5GB of existing files on it before I flashed it (which I backed up first), not sure if this is causing issues.

Every time I start the reinstall, Konsole opens, executes a few lines, and then just closes, it happens quick, can’t see errors because it closes too fast, no completion, nothing.

Things I’m wondering about:

1. Could the pre-existing files on the USB stick have caused the flash to go wrong? Should I fully wipe and put the recovery img on it again? Would just deleting everything count as a full wipe or do I need to do something else (im on a Macbook).

2. Could the newness of the SSD be causing issues? I can see it in partition manager but haven’t checked whether it’s GPT or something.

3. Is there anything in the recovery process I might be missing? Or anybody had a similar experience?

Any help appreciated: happy to provide more details if needed!

⟐ Answered 7月 19, 2026 at 3:18 GMT-7