I replaced the 64 GB SSD with a 512 GB SSD, and even though there was no OS installed yet, I turned it on and booted to the BIOS. Was going to install later. It was working but after like an hour, suddenly it turned off and it was no longer charging.

I’m so disappointed in myself and this possibly the reason it’s not working. While the deck was on, I unplugged the SSD, I treated it as a SATA since I would unplug hard drives while my PC would still be on very often. And unplugged it, No LED, No indication of charging, no power, nothing, dead. I reseat the battery, didn’t work, I don’t know what to do…

Any ideas or methods on how to fix it? Any more in depth reasoning why it happened? Preparing for the comments on how (A no no word automod won’t allow me to say unless deleted.) it was to remove it while it was on but right now I just need options.

Man…

  • twiggums@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You shouldn’t be unplugging sata drives unless hot swap is enabled and it’s not mounted, just putting that out there.

    Sorry about your deck, might be time to contact valve.

  • angeluserrare@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Removing hot drives requires some prerequisites and I’m not sure the SSDs for the steam deck support that. Can you put the old SSD back in and see if it works? You might have killed the new SSD.

  • ideastoconsider@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Guides called for unplugging ribbon and power before swapping SSD, but you know that.

    I would try disconnecting those and waiting 30 seconds or so before reconnecting/seating. Possible they were loosened in the process of the swap.