Introduction
Use this guide to replace the view button in your Steam Deck OLED.
Remember to follow general electrostatic discharge (ESD) safety procedures while repairing your device.
What you need
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Power down your Steam Deck and unplug any cables.
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Use a T6 Torx driver to remove the eight 5.8 mm‑long screws securing the back cover.
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Insert an opening pick at an upward angle between the back cover and the front shell near one of the triggers.
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Slide your pick along the edge of the handle to release the clips securing it to the front shell.
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Reinsert your pick and slide it along the top and bottom edges until the back cover feels loose.
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Grip the unclipped handle and pull it away from the front shell to release the remaining clips.
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Remove the back cover.
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Grip the battery cable pull tab, located to the left of the battery.
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Firmly pull the battery cable straight away from the motherboard shield (toward the battery) to disconnect it.
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During disassembly, skip the next four steps.
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Reinstall the two 3.8 mm‑long screws to secure the motherboard shield.
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Reconnect the interconnect cable ZIF connector.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to slide the battery connector into its socket on the motherboard.
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Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the two 3.8 mm‑long screws securing the motherboard shield.
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Lift the top edge of the motherboard shield up and flip it over the bottom edge of the frame, away from the motherboard.
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Use a spudger to flip up the small white locking flap on the right button board interconnect cable ZIF connector.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to grip the cable's pull tab and slide it straight out of its socket to disconnect it.
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Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on the left thumbstick ZIF connector.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to grip the cable's pull tab and slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.
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Use a spudger to flip up the small white locking flap on the left button board interconnect cable ZIF connector.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to grip the cable's pull tab and slide it straight out of its socket to disconnect it.
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Flip up the small black locking flap on the left thumbstick cable ZIF connector.
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Slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.
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Flip up the small locking flap on the D‑pad ZIF connector, located in the top right corner.
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The pull tab on this connector may be labeled DPAD.
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Slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.
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Flip up the small locking flap on the touchpad board cable ZIF connector, located just below the previous one.
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Lift the connector until its arms are free and slide it straight out to disconnect it.
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Insert the point of your spudger under the neck of the haptics cable connector.
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Gently pry up to disconnect it.
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Flip up the small locking flap on the touchpad board cable ZIF connector, located just below the haptics connector.
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Slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.
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Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the four screws securing the left button board:
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Two 5.9 mm‑long screws
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One 3.8 mm‑long screw
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One 4.9 mm‑long screw
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Insert the point of your spudger between the bottom right corner of the button board and the frame.
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Pry up until you can grab the button board with your fingers.
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Remove the button board.
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Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the three 5.9 mm‑long screws securing the right thumbstick.
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Grip the edges of the thumbstick board and rotate it counterclockwise to clear the trigger.
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Remove the thumbstick.
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Place the flat end of a spudger onto the inside edge of the trigger's left clip.
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Use your fingers to push the trigger toward the left as you wedge the spudger between the clip and the peg.
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Use your spudger to pivot the trigger clip out, away, and up from the peg to unlatch it.
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Check to make sure that the trigger spring is properly aligned. Test the trigger action before continuing reassembly.
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Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the three 5.9 mm‑long screws securing the left bumper assembly.
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Grip the left arm of the bumper assembly and lift it off its alignment pegs.
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Slide the assembly to the left to clear the tab on the right edge of the frame.
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Remove the assembly.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Steam Deck OLED answers community for help.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Steam Deck OLED answers community for help.
