I Paid £280 For This Faulty STEAM DECK | Did I Get Ripped Off?

[@StezStixFix]

I probably paid too much for this Stupid Steam Deck thing...

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

In the first 20 minutes of this video being live to the general public you've taught 2,500 people how to replace an SSD card shield and how to reattach a broken Steam deck speaker connector, plus you've reminded us of eBay's pitfalls *and* shown off your good taste by removing that skin. Worth it?

[@owlhatch3812]

@@simonupton-millard I am curious if it would accept a 1tb at all tbh. I wouldn't be surprised if it did.

[@simonupton-millard]

@@owlhatch3812 I have the 64gb deck fitted a 1tb drive that came out of a microsoft surface, Framework are selling a 2tb steamdeck drive on there US site

[@Leonvolt28]

@@owlhatch3812 it does. I've cut a Samsung PM991a 1tb to the right size

[@iniquitousprime8747]

You got an actual deal. Should get the dock and use your PS4 controllers and it's a great piece of gear!

[@shepherdhaus]

I love how genuine these small repair videos are. You say "it flew across the room" and I know the feeling and the temptation to send the table flying across the room as well. 😂

[@paulturnerint]

haha this reminds me of trying to remove cpu that was super glued with the thermal paste to a broken cpu cooler.. when it did finally come free it flew half way across the room lucky it landed pins up and didnt bend any

[@jobbo_]

And hoping it didn't fly into a computer or similar

[@Hendlton]

Same thing when he caught the capacitor and said how he can't describe how hard it is. I'm generally a patient man, but nothing makes me as frustrated as manipulating something so small with relatively gigantic tools.

[@starvr]

@@Hendlton He couldn't describe it because 90% of the sentence would be filled with cures words, and I know the feeling well. LOL

[@EngineHeadCW]

I started watching your channel because I was tired of KZbin's 'recommended suggestions' so I went searching for something new and I gotta tell ya, I watch almost everything you put out. I love the raps. I love your soldering skills and especially your repair reasoning skills! I guess that's just called troubleshooting. Anyways. Love your channel!

[@Codfatherfishing]

You make EVERTHING look so easy, I'd be messaging the person I bought it off giving him a piece of my mind, love watching what you do.

[@johnh10000]

Me too

[@johnh10000]

I have similar kit, and @StezStixFix and the others make it look easy. It's not!!

[@ANeMzero]

So the reason the Deck can make certain system level sounds with the speaker connector broken is because things like the Sleep mode sound don't actually use the speakers, but instead generate sound via the linear actuators used for the haptics, similar to how the Steam Controller did its own boot sounds. The annoying thing is there is currently no way to disable these sounds without disabling the haptics. Also, newer models have stronger haptics than older models which I believe also means the sounds are louder.

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

That really was amazing. The speaker connector block is the size of a grain of rice, so that cap would have been like a speck of dust! Congratulations sir

[@hooptiej]

iirc they're .5mm x .25mm

[@SeleDreams]

it makes it more obvious why people use microscopes when doing soldering work lol

[@tman111195]

New sub here. Ur humble demeanor along with the subtle sense of humor is quite refreshing. Enjoyed this n look forward to watching more. 😀

[@janemba42]

The emi shield, according to valve, is crucial. Being such a small enclosure there is interference everywhere.

[@evilgibson]

I like when repair people first open and look at how to replace things. From years of smartphones, Nintendos, Sony, and any other large manufacture making everything hard to replace/repair, their realization that repairing the Deck is *not* a Gordian knot of components that needs to be carefully dissembled is a very good is great

[@imraansarwar4148]

Great video! My guess is someone tried to put a larger M2 drive inside it and ripped off the connector in the process. If your upgrading the hard drive it would be very hard to break that in that process!

[@rskl3284]

They struggled getting the case apart. They had no hope from the get go 😂

[@shady4422]

Tough job on that tiny connector but what a nice fix as always bud

[@MarkGFRex]

Nice fix there Steve. I reckon a blob of hot glue on the back of that connector would help in the event of dropsie.

[@larkan511]

Unlike the other repair channel you mentioned in this video, your videos feel very genuine, unscripted and not designed to be overly obnoxious or clickbaity. Keep up the good work!

[@trevorashman2258]

I am so incredibly impressed with the calm reaction to the mounting pin flying across the room. I would have been unable to continue for a few hours.

[@Caluma122]

I absolutely adore my Deck, I just paid £349 for the 64GB model and then bought a Sabrent 512GB SSD. I feel slightly annoyed for you really as so scrupulous character as mis-sold that. But it made for an entertaining video so alls wells ends well! Good job on the repair.

[@raven4k998]

I did that but went for the 2tb drive cause what the hell then I don't have to upgrade as soon

[@borgig]

Has to be one of the most satisfying fixes I have ever seen on KZbin. Delighted to see it boot. Peeling off that horrible case sticker 👌

[@smugkid1588]

how can the previous owner handle something so expensive so badly but great job on restoring the steam deck

[@woovs101]

Some people have no respect for a dollar

[@meh78336]

@@woovs101 If it was the £350 one, i bet they just bought another in the recent sales after selling this one as they would have only been out of pocket about £40 if I recall, that's if you could get one that is as even the most expensive ones were out of stock when I checked for a mate.

[@PyhisPahis]

some people have no patience

[@tumbles8350]

I think the ifixit guide says to remove the speaker and power cables to change the ssd, not really necessary if you know what you are doing, but then if you don't know what you are doing they are tricky to remove 😬

[@patrickriarchy6054]

You can just run the battery down until it won't boot up anymore. That only takes leaving it on standby for like a day

[@chrisj2848]

20:09 Discarded like a champion 👍 Cheers Steve!

[@StezStixFix]

🤣 thanks Chris! Had to be done!

[@tsurugixx]

I think you were holding the power button too long when you were trying to access the bios, causing it to power down, from what I remember you just tap the power while holding the volume.

[@loto7197]

Normally I would find these sorta videos intriguing, yet so boring. However, you made this so entertaining to watch by mixing your own character throughout the video. Keep it up man, refreshing to have personality in this content space of electronic device repair

[@BeyondWorldOne]

Your work on this is good enough to have no shame what so ever in reselling it. As long as your honest and say it's had a repair, I don't see what the problem is.

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

The sheath thing for the ssd is just for emi and it's because the wifi controller is directly underneath it. Also I think the original one is just aluminium tape too stuck to a paper backing or something.

[@ryanseltzer3355]

It's crazy to me how people can spend $500 on a steam deck and then take it apart as violently as possible. Ripping aluminum tape, scratching the shell with pry marks, destroying connectors...

[@parasitex]

Some people are just idiots. I opened my up to replace the thumb stick modules. And it's very easy not to fuck up as everything is set up in such a simple fashion. Just boggles my mind how anyone is this stupid to fuck it up.

[@Jackspajf]

i'm like 90% sure this steam deck is from a rookie who knew little to nothing about how to replace the ssd

[@danthebikeguy447]

@@Jackspajf It amazes me that something that has only been out for a year would even need stripping down to repair/replace the SSD. Imagine if you bought a new car only for the ECU to fry after a year.

[@FIGHTFAN30]

@@danthebikeguy447 Send the ECU to Ste he'll soon have it sorted!!!🤣😂🤣

[@hornantuutti5157]

There is no reason To open it but people like to tinker. Deck is really nice little pc.. I got one and II have opened it 4 times on the Last 5 months just to mod and test if I can improve it. Same stuff that I do to any device I get on my hands.

[@chris-pike]

Good to see you got yourself a faulty Steamdeck and managed to fix it also they look a ideal handheld for emulation too Steve - nice 1 👍

[@kalierdarkekd]

Can confirm, it even has a very handy installer for emulation called Emudeck. I have all the games I own from PS2/dreamcast/gamecube and earlier installed on mine =)

[@boydsterling3193]

They’re incredible for emulation with Emudeck covering up to Switch games very nicely

[@joveaaron-real]

2:49 I didn't remember him until I saw that picture! I live in Spain, and I loved that show. The voice acting here was great, and it got an intro rewrite for Spanish.

[@zKaltern]

Your tenacity with those ridiculous wires is inspiring :D Great job, and don't forget the SD Card slot to expand that storage to 1Tb (if you want to spend that much on a tiny bit of plastic...) - just don't forget to remove it before you open it again otherwise you'll do a Linus and snap it in half :D DO use the inbuilt button tester to make sure they're all working... very common fault is the L1 bumper failing (like my OG deck did) Oh and the sheath is to protect against EMF interference, apparently it's so close to various components it's possible they could cause data errors without it.

[@StezStixFix]

😁 thanks Kaltern! Definitely going to get an SD card for this thing. I've almost filled up the 256GB already! Love the device though, really great and working well so far! 👍

[@badvoiceallnoise]

@@StezStixFix why not going for 1tb ssd instead ? it would be much faster for around same money i think

[@redavatar]

@@badvoiceallnoise Yeah they cost about the same but the speed isn't that much greater. I bought 5x 512GB (best value per GB) and swap them out. I have put all games on each SD card in a Steam group so I know which SD to insert. It happens instantly and I notice no real slow down while loading games. Other channels have tested this and sometimes SD is even faster.

[@Dracossaint]

@@redavatar One good thing about upgrading the internal storage vs SD card is it's persistent. I have one sd card I load for bear with my retro games and some smaller steam games and another with just steam games. Also dual booting for some gamepass games (tinykin and chained echos come to mind) you'd have to dig a round tho and get windows to read the SD card as well, which can be done.

[@evilgibson]

@@redavatar laziness on my part since I already have a million SD cards from security research and not wanting a handful of extra cards lead to buying a 2tb sd card and calling it job done

[@liammustapha6643]

20:10 I have no idea why, but it is so satisfying when you destroyed that terrible skin and flicked it away like trash! Great video and well done on the fix!

[@KieraMint]

May I ask, do you ever complain to the seller after the fact, if there is a piece of the internals missing? or do you just take it in your stride?

[@GadgetGuyUK]

I watch 5 different "fix it" channels (tronicsfix, cod3r,northridge etc) and must say I find your videos my favourite to watch - keep up the good work fella 👍 👏

[@ronlevin2339]

it is so nice this days that SSD is not serialized for this device like in mac mini, otherwise you will get a nice dour stopper One more thing, for the port it is much better and stronger to use a hot glue

[@309electronics5]

99% of devices dont have a serialised/married ssd only apple has because apple wants your money

[@babayaga7434]

@@309electronics5There's a price to be paid for having workstation power in a device you can fit in the pocket of your cargo shorts

[@karlfell3768]

You need to invest in a FM-2032 soldering iron to complete the Hakko setup. A real game changer for micro soldering..

[@shodanargie1574]

Probably should have made a not of how much battery was when the bios menu opened. You didnt use a dock for the usb with room for a charget so if the battery ran out while you flashed it you would have been screwed

[@swaggadash9017]

It could be a very expensive paperweight 😂

[@andrewgroves8384]

Really impressed with your work, used to work for Motorola as a young man, then design alarms when a little older. excellent

[@juanmena3648]

What surprised me is that you bridged a pin to the resistor and it worked. Thought you'd be shorting that 4 connector, but nope! Honestly, last thing I would've thought! That tiny metal prong flying across the room... I feel your pain. The trick is, don't ever let small parts know you're being extra careful, the more careful you're with it the easier they'll go flying. They can smell fear and anxiety.

[@CH11LER.]

I wouldn't have bothered putting the connector back on. I would have just chopped the wires off and soldered them directly to the board but, hats off to you for hard work

[@andrewsmith1520]

One of my favorite channels on YT. Every time I see a new StexStix Fix video, I'm pumped! Keep up the great and entertaining work!

[@Tim_3100]

I'd be really annoyed too with all those damaged connectorz

[@ApostatesStink]

You always fix it. I've never seen anything blow up or shorted out you are awesome

[@Dracossaint]

Ya may want to unplug the battery before installing a SSD in the future. Probably fine, but not worth risking. The shielding is indeed for emi, I'd imagine that's what the bit of tape for the screw is for as well. When it beeps ya keep holding the Volume down key. Which bring ya to the boot menu anyway. Good on ya for saving this deck

[@Lean_Dad]

Not necessary.

[@ChristianBelotti]

Don’t worry there is no power in the ssd connector until you power on the console so it’s safe 😊

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

@@ChristianBelotti there is always power through the whole circuit, albeit small. Otherwise clock won’t work when it’s turned off.

[@ChristianBelotti]

@@user-yk1cw8im4h thx ☺️ I have a lot of experience in computer and custom build but this is something new I didn’t know 👍

[@mutosanrc1933]

There is absolutly no need for removing the battery first, when putting in a new ssd. I worked now more then 20 years in computers and I never removed any electricity when I changed HD or SSD. Ground yourself so no discharge of electricity happens and all is fine. But there should not be any paper left when it comes to the alutape. SSD can get hot and so that paper could burn.

[@bertybertface1914]

This might be my new favourite channel? Great work on getting it up and running.

[@alanbarker2279]

Hope you left a negative review for the prick that sold it to you! Great video; well done on the repair. Well worth investing in a 1TB SSD in the future and of course a 1TB SD card. As mentioned in another comment: ideally you should disconnect the battery before changing the SSD as it is possible to short the contacts - bricking the machine and SSD. When removing the battery be wary of relying on the pull tape - better to ease out the connector plug itself.

[@jobearesto9746]

Thanks for the video. I. Have seen a few of these SD with the same issue. Glad you fixed it. Maybe in future they will sell an upgrade board you can just pop in. Very entertaining video

[@theforthdoctor7872]

Steve, Remember to always keep your tip clean.

[@dvsr5296]

Is it dirty? 😳

[@ygstuff4898]

Watching the tiny micro electronic repair--I sense the frustration of things sticking to everything and not going where they should. But excellent work!!

[@rciancia]

Well done.... SSD = Stupid Steam Deck ;) Excellent fix as always

[@StezStixFix]

🤣🤣 thanks Ron! SSD indeed! 😁

[@mariusv.8965]

The US iFixit store has the OEM SSD shielding for sale (for USD 3.99). Maybe the UK/EU store will have it soon? Either way. Excellent video and repair!

[@DrDotMadness]

For just just 280 pounds, and a good amount of elbow grease, I'd say that's well worth it, and considering you'll most likely get a good amount of money back from this video, it's a very good deal for a Steam Deck that seemingly works perfectly. And I do want to add, it's good to look into the SSDs specifically for the Steam Deck, because Valve does discourage changing the SSD into something bigger, mostly because bigger ones can have higher power draw and that could negatively affect the Steam Deck, but your 256GB one is most likely fine. If you want to have absolute peace of mind, look up what SSDs Valve uses for it, or buy one that's rated for the Steam Deck.

[@KrakenGameReviews]

I disagree. The base 64gb EMMC version is £349. You're saving £70 for a deck with scratch marks all over, internal damage, no SSD (That could easily be £70 on its own.) If you consider your time and effort worth anything, this seems like pretty bad value to me. Would only be worth it for personal use at best too, because you wouldn't be able to flip this for much at all.

[@swaggadash9017]

​@@KrakenGameReviewsAgreed. Replacing the SSD and the damage you may as well buy a new one, also think about the resale value. 😂

[@FawadBilgrami]

This randomly popped up on my recommendations. The rap was more than awesome! Subbed!

[@Greg_Watchorn]

Nice Steve - thanks for removing that skin🤣

[@StezStixFix]

🤣 thanks Greg! You're welcome... had to be done! 😁

[@ulysees321]

People either have ro much money or treat their stuff with no respect, so nice to see you could rescue this

[@shakymctwitch8615]

SOLID

[@StezStixFix]

😁😁

[@JohnnyTurnerMusic]

I buy and repair broken mechanical watches and share that frustration watching you struggle with the tiny capacitor. Trying to re seat screws in watches are a nightmare! (Watch Springs also have a habit of flying across the room!!)

I hope you let a terrible review to that E-Bay vendor. It's borderline fraudulent...

[@StezStixFix]

Yeah, I'll be leaving feedback for sure. Very sneaky stuff! 🤔

[@nabarnes]

Borderline? Out and out, more like.

[@JakubFranczyk]

Congratulations for 100k Subscribers!!! 😃🥳 Thank You for great content. Wish You all the best, keep it going 😎

[@josiahmoorhouse8036]

You can't get ripped off on something that was sold as faulty. You bought in with that knowledge, ergo, the onus of "money wasted" ends up on you - not the seller.

[@onkelhiphop]

I love how you say this is gonna be hard this is not possible and everybody knows that you know exactly what you are doing keep up the good work great videos really enjoy it🤘😎 and your music is spot on

[@nicks4597]

i hate rap oh well

[@oldschooldude8370]

Im happy you didnt get burned. These things are incredibly expensive new. You did well, steve.

[@captcraig777]

Nice save on that connector. Gotta love the SteamDeck!!! Great job!

[@Hapshaw]

I have no idea what is going on with any of this kind of stuff , although I can't look away, but the music in all the videos is top notch.

[@LeJimster]

Nice little fix you did there! I think the cover for the ssd is a emf shield to stop it interfering with the wifi.

[@20mat]

Based profile picture, man of culture.

[@SuperScumble]

Nice to see someone actually think about the sticks and not just flip it over and commence pushing it about.

[@mefflecakes]

I love that the 'skin' that was originally on there completely covered the speaker grills :)

[@RemMonster]

GET THIS MAN 100K SUBS! I have no idea how you do it Stez but you just keep getting better =)

[@davidwardle6712]

I feel your pain with that capacitor. I tried fixing my OG HomePod but had nothing but problems with the teeny little capacitors.

[@marios.2975]

Pretty great job fixing that connector! I know how Finnecky soldering is! It works that’s what matters.

[@imushavem4061]

The tape over the screw was to help direct the cooling air flow based on something I read or hear somewhere. It's needed to have proper air flow from that one fan.

[@mike_frances]

Never seen or heard of these before. Great fix, Steve. Impressive graphics too 👍

[@rogernichols8150]

Great job mate so enjoy your videos please keep them coming and here to help get your videos out to everyone to enjoy

[@PANCHO15108]

I don't know why it got me so excited but I'm glad you fixed it. Good job man enjoy your new Steam Deck.

[@TezShaw]

Good work I had my steam deck 3 hours, already easily installed a 1tb ssd with the help of my father in-law who is rubbish with technology managed to carry it all out and reflash steam in around 30 mins, fairly straight forward, Great job in restoring this though.

[@MagralhoPT]

The moment you mentioned the connector I had exactly the same reaction you did (as I also saw that video) Im glad U saw the video too! Sooo happy that you managed to fix it! surprised u didnt use the superglue trick to secure it.

[@Rexamajinx]

When I did repairs like that cap I described it to others this way. "It's like trying to move a grain of rice with a 2x4 while standing on top of a 10 story building"

[@brandongray5823]

You could build a bracket that you could solder to the pads! It could come up and over the edge of the piece you soldered on and have a tab on each side that could be soldered to the two pads. That is if you have any concerns. Other than that great job, from an electronics engineer!!

[@DavidFilskov]

Well done! - congrats with your "new" handheld!

[@techfan1017]

Congrats on 100k man, you deserve it.

[@vinyltheif]

For a wire repair like that I'd use 34 gauge ptfe, glued in place such that it ran opposite way to the connector (to the right), solder it to the cap, then loop back to the connector.

[@drawnSHORT]

Best Take That fan channel ever. Fixingamy bits are great too. Nice.

[@deeranfoxworthy6069]

Just starting the vid, but just wanted to say that was the hardest hitting track yet!! well done!

[@MartinMartinezG]

Good vid.. for the connector you can use rigid silicone or resin 2 compounds... cheers!

[@csiga79]

Well done mate! Loved the eyewatering outro too. 😬😉👌

[@philgallagher1]

Hi. I'm a new subscriber here. One of your vids popped up in my feed. I had a look (Nintendo Switch that was irreparable?) and was immediately drawn in by your delivery style and clear ability. (And by your ability to laugh at yourself!)

[@myztklk3v]

even if you didn't fix that connector, it has a headphone jack, unless they are both fed from the same connector. good video, as someone who wouldn't even have attempted that solder job, I wouldn't care how it looks either if it works.

[@walter9724]

As soon as you pressed OK my TV screen wentblack and then a pause then an ad came on. Perfectly timed and made me think something had happened to my TV 😂😂😂

[@osrsgoaltender3069]

Congrats on 100k brother! Been subbed since 20k. You deserve it!

[@gropatapouf5998]

I wish I could learn to repair like you, wonder I could get that knowledge. Great job!

[@nbaua3454]

Your skills are not less than a neurosurgeon.. kudos to you.. love from India man

[@booshting3520]

I howled when the little bit pinged across the room. Im sorry, I felt your pain.

[@simonlunt353]

Well done Steve I was thinking you were not going to get it going but I was wrong 😊

[@KevinOsterkilde]

Great job! However it looks like there's something blocking most of the speaker holes on the right side, which bothers me now that I've noticed. 😅

[@ecurepair]

Ditch the camera microscope and get a stereoscope. It helps so much more with the small stuff.

[@phillypheeling]

Steve I love your videos, I don't mind when you sing, your music is the best part lol

[@Atomglow]

For the boot menu press and hold minus and just press the power button once. Hold Vol. down (-) until the menu appears. Same way just with Vol. Up (+) for the Bios.

[@stevenstewart6828]

Well done.. good patience and determination

[@blazingsaddle166]

Perfect example of someone purchasing a steam deck & attempting to make modifications & proceeding to make a complete hash of it all. Even the protective cover application looked like a complete carve up. Nicely rescued though.

[@SimonEllwood]

Hot glue is good for fixing connectors, quick and not permanent.

[@GamerSpencer]

superb. And well done, I would like a steamdeck, but I'd probably use it 3 times a year...

[@Will_b83]

You definitely over paid for this thing…but what a great video! I’m happy to see it rescued from the trash heap. Again…great video man!

[@AlmightyFSM]

Man I love your videos bro. I don't know if YOU know (you probably do), but you're funny AF. Keep it up.