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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: 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: C-L connector burnt and left side joystick, buttons and trackpad dead

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:54:58 -0700

First post so I apologize if formatting is not up to snuff.

Steamdeck has been feeling a little unresponsive lately then after I left it for a bit (picked up Elden rings finally) I noticed the entire lefts side was completely dead. All buttons, joystick, triggers, trackpad ect. I followed all the software resets to make sure then followed a guide here hoping that if I opened it up it would be a simple disconnect ribbon. As seen in the attached picture the C-L connector appears to have short circuited or something, I am not a tech savvy person and am unclear how to move forward. Would this require a while board replacement or something bigger, any advice on how to move forward or what I could do would be greatly appreciated!

Steam Deck: Steamdeck not displaying but powers on

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:29:52 -0700

Good day,

I have a steamdeck LCD. After not using it for a few weeks i wanted to turn it on and play with it etc, the power LED comes on and fan turns, but no display.

Ive tried some guides I found about reseting firmware by holding down "..." and volume down button, it comes on, LED flashes but no display, even after waiting a few hours for this process to complete, I have also tried using a docking station to see if i get any display, now the problem is i dont know if the docking station i used is compatible with the steam deck, but it is a dell self powered docking station, dont want to spend the money if the problem lays elsewhere.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

⟐ Edited by author June 29, 2026 at 0:29 MST

Steam Deck: Help finding an inductor value or identifying the inductor

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:51:40 -0700

Can someone please help me find the inductor value or help identify this inductor on my steam deck daughterboard?

Steam Deck: Shoulder Trigger Button (L1) ripped off. Middle and right pads damaged

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:07:44 -0700

The L1 shoulder trigger button got ripped off and the middle pad go ripped off and the right one got damaged and my professor has tried to help me out as well. the button works but it works in reverse. when its pressed it turns off and when its not pressed its on. I'm not sure if someone sold me the wrong type of button but it did say that it was meant fir steam deck. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Steam Deck: Shell/casing screw turns but won’t come out

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:39:16 -0700

I’m trying to remove the top right 10mm shell screw, but it just turns and turns (cw & ccw) but it won’t reverse out. I think it might have something to do with the screw over self-tapping the plastic and now there is no sturdy threading to grip.

Does anyone have any tips or advice as to how I can get this screw out? I’ve trying applying upward pressure (as in trying to pull the front and back shells apart near this joint) whilst turning the screw, but nothing.

The screw head/drive is not stripped as I can see it turning.

Steam Deck: Metal Heat Shield Replacement (I believe part # F7A)

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:41:57 -0700

I rescued a first gen Steam Deck from my nephew today. He thought he corrupted the the m.2 when he attempted to install Windows on the thing. In his frustration, he just threw everything away; screws, nvme, and the heatshield. You know, like a moron.

I found the m.2 easily of course, and shield part I need on eBay. Naturally it's out of stock. I then found it on a very sketchy looking website (egamephone) .

Does anyone have a trustworthy line on this part?

Steam Deck: I ripped off a resistor on accident back of motheboard by micro sd slo

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:45:12 -0700

I was cleaning around the perimeter of the motherboard and accidentally knocked off a resistor last one at the very bottom on the back south left of

the sd card slot what is it? rev f lcd model.

Steam Deck: Will the SSD shield be available for sale here?

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:22:59 -0700

I wonder if the shield over the SSD that you have to remove before you do anything can be sold here and I'm also wondering why it's currently not. Either version but specifically the newer one.

Steam Deck: What tape can I use as a replacement for the silver heat shield?

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:12:08 -0700

When I was trying to fix my R1 button I thought the shield screw was underneath that tape and I peeled it off. I managed to get it back on but it wasn't really that sticky so I'm wondering what type of tape would work with it. I've seen some suggest kapton tape or graphite tape but In general I want it to remain black

Steam Deck: Steam deck lcd fails to start.

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:14:56 -0700

What does power led blinking 3 times at power up with no power supply connected mean? The led is white not green.

Steam Deck: Replaced left trackpad but it's not recognized whatsoever

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:42:03 -0700

I procured an authentic Steam Deck OLED left trackpad, and after I installed it, my Steam Deck OLED failed to recognize it, whatsoever. I double checked all my connections, and checked for any damage to the trackpad, but everything was secure and without damage. The QR code on the back of my old trackpad read: SECN43700B84 and the new trackpad read: SWYFBF7G0030102345257701. They obviously don't follow the same formatting scheme so I'm wondering if they are from different generations. Any insight or guidance on the matter would be greatly appreciated since there is little to no documentation regarding this issue. Thank you to whomever tries to help me with this.

Steam Deck: My right pad to use my mouse on the steamdeck wont move its like its n

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:12:43 -0700

My mouse pad won't pop up for me to use it how do I get it to where it pops up and I can use my mouse again on my deck

Steam Deck: Display cable difference between models?

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:49:58 -0700

I recently replace the screen of my 256 GB LCD steamdeck with the 512 GB version with etched glass, in the description its saying I have to use the display cable the replacement screen came with(didn't see this until i put it back together) but its working with the original display cable.

What is the difference between to two display cables? will I take a performance hit for not using the replacement cable?

Steam Deck: F7AA (LCD REfresh) microphone/audio/ambient light FPC

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:11:51 -0700

I damaged the ribbon while modding my device (hall effect sticks, custom shell, DeckHD screen). It "works", but I just can leave mics, audio jack/buttons and ambient light crippled like this...

Ive looked everywhere on the internet, I have contacted valve (no help), Ive contacted multiple ebay and aliexpress, Ive tried to contact kasynparts (no answer) but all I find is the F7A (OG) version or the OLED version.

I have attempted to fix the FPC, but trying to solder only caused to melt and damage further...

Im desperate at this point, Im even thinking of shelving my Deck purely due to OCD reasons...

Any ideas???

⟐ Commented December 16, 2025 at 14:11 MST

Steam Deck: left stick clicking in to the right more than the right stick is.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 02:21:25 -0700

I don't know if this video is expressing properly what I'm trying to say. Basically when I push the left stick to the right it sort of "clicks" in to the right side of the housing and goes down more than the right stick does. You can kinda of see it in the video. My prior steam deck had this issue so I got it sent in for repair. When I got it back it felt new again and wasn't clicking in so much. But after maybe a month or so it was doing it again.

Does anyone else's steam deck do this? is it a raise for concern? I'm just worried it might be a sign of damage or something.

https://youtube.com/shorts/3ThRNASrJ2Y?s...

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: 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 November 22, 2025 at 22:41 MST

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