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How To Upgrade the SSD in Steam Deck OLED
How To Upgrade the SSD in Steam Deck OLED
#Upgrade #SSD #Steam #Deck #OLED
“Tony Cassara”
How hard is it to change the hard drive in your Steam Deck OLED? I’m gonna break it down Barney style for you. Don’t forget to check out the links below 👇
🔗 links
iFixit steam deck ssd swap instructions:
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The battery should be under 20%. It's actually kinda dangerous to do it with a charged battery, it could explode.
Oh man, this is definitely something I'd rather pay someone to do; I can install ram and graphics cards, that's about it. I'm assuming this voids the warranty?
I like to use a pill caddy to keep my screws safe when doing disassembly or repairs. Much better than the paper plate and more compartments to keep the screws organized.
RE: “unplug the ribbon cable first” – there’s another wire hot glued to the bottom of the backplate and by unplugging the ribbon cable you’re increasing the potential for added force on that remaining wire. By keeping both you’ll spread force evenly between them and have a very obvious reminder not to push it!
Why not disconnect the ribbon cable from the connector it's attached to on the board labeled "R"? Feel like you're more prone to damaging that cable by accidently yanking it by holding that heat shield up vs disconnecting it and flipping the heatshield over on top of the fan to give you the space you need to replace the SSD.
Very very nice guide. It has convinced me to be happy with the stock SSD.
Why dont you just unplug that ribbon cable on the left? Its more risky doing it your way imo…
The L4 switch fell off my left trigger board and Steam will not repair under warranty. Obviously there is no way to apply enough force on the switch to dislodge it. So shame on Steam!!!
Going to save this video for when I plan on doing the SSD swap from my LCD deck to OLED deck
Thanks for this; very much appreciated!
Asked on the Steam Deck subreddit as I couldn't find a proper guide for swapping SSD on the OLED yet and only got downvoted!
Just upgradeed my oled with a 2tb ssd
There is only 2 screws that hold down the heat plate.
The third screw that was removed last in this video actuality fastens a portion of the mobo down
Hey quick question.
Do you use wired earbuds plugged into 3.5mm jack on your deck?
If you do, do hear a constant static noise coming through the earbuds?
I have tried 3 different wired earbuds on my steam deck oled, and I hear a constant static noise with all 3.
Can I just put SSD from my LCD Steam Deck to OLED without formatting and re-installing SteamOS?
Does performance increase with this or is the main advantage more room for more games?
Another thing you can use for holding screws is an ice tray. Then you can keep them in order. Its a trick I learned a long time ago from macbook repair tutorials.
🌟 REMOVE SD CARD BEFORE OPENING
Saving this video for later! Thank you!
I usually use an old ice cube tray for the screws, especially since I can separate them by step and it also helps me remember in what order the particular screws go back in
Great thanks in no rush to upgrade my oled will wait a one yeah and buy a 2tb SSD for cheaper hopefully, £180 is bit much now like a 4tb SSD really have massive amount of Steam games.
Everrry timew he said haird driive insted of SSD I tookl a shot of tequila
Make sure you pull the white tab out on the black ribbon.
Took me a while to figure this out. Also check your OLED for dead or stuck pixels, mine has 3, very annoying and I hope Valve RMA’s mine.
Is it possible to get normal ssd , the big one that cheaper and faster with an adapter
Why its so much harder than rog ally ?
That’s easy af! I’m just gonna use an sr card tho lols still too scared to take my first steamdeck apart! Thank you for showing me how to though bro!
6:24: Wouldn't it be easier to disconnect the ZIP connector on the left and fold the shield to the right?
It's not a hard drive it's a SSD
Why didn’t you just remove the ribbon cable from the motherboard?
Do I need the SD card for it to work? And what if I don't have a computer?
So I need a computer for this to work?
I get all the first part but I want to know on the files part, I wish you had showed it and how that part is done, I am afriad to mess up my steam deck, been waiting for someoen to show me on the files part because you ahve to put in the program back itno the asteam deck so please can you show us next time that part.
hello i wanted to know if i do the reimage on the sd card can i still swap out the reimage sd card with a brand new sd card for increase storage or do i have to keep the reimage sd card in the steam deck for it to work?
omg back from the dead!
Thank you! Finally someone who carefully demonstrates how to switch the SSD on the OLED! I don’t understand why there is no tutorial videos yet when it seems like everyone is buying the 512GB & switching the SSD with a higher storage size. Many seems to choose the normal glossy screen instead and don’t want the etched anti-glare screen Steam Deck because they say it greatly reduces color vibrancy which makes colors pop, which is the main reason why people want the OLED screen in the first place. I’m switching my 512GB SD with a 2TB tomorrow.
🔗 links
iFixit steam deck ssd swap instructions: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+Deck+SSD+Replacement/148989
Cheap precision screwdriver kit: https://amzn.to/47wJ2jg
iFixit pry tools: https://amzn.to/3MWAM3Z
Steam deck recovery image instructions: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1B71-EDF2-EB6D-2BB3
Anker 2-in-1 Memory Card Reader – https://amzn.to/47wI9an
AliExpress WD SN740 2TB SSD – https://go.magik.ly/ml/1yke3