Revision to Steam Deck
| [title|Steam Deck Repair] | |
| - | [summary]Repair, disassembly, and troubleshooting information for the Steam Deck, a handheld gaming console made by Valve, released on February 25, 2022. Identified by model number 1010.[/summary] |
| + | [summary]Repair, disassembly, and troubleshooting information for the Steam Deck with LCD display, a handheld gaming console made by Valve, released on February 25, 2022. Identified by model number 1010.[/summary] |
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| The Steam Deck is a handheld, portable gaming console made by Valve. It’s very reminiscent of the [[Topic:Nintendo Switch Lite|Nintendo Switch Lite]], [[Topic:Asus ROG Ally|Asus ROG Ally|new_window=true]], AYA Neo, or OneXPlayer, with its 7-inch display bookended by two non-removable controllers that feature thumbsticks and haptic trackpads on both sides, with a full suite of triggers, bumpers, back buttons, and menu buttons—plus the standard ABXY and D-pad. | |
| - | The Steam Deck runs [guide|147811|a custom AMD APU|stepid=303180|new_window=true] on the 64-bit x86 CPU architecture and is designed to play your entire Steam library of games. The console runs SteamOS v3.0, which is a modified version of Arch Linux that supports Proton, allowing most Windows games to be played on SteamOS. The console also supports multi-boot with a user-accessible BIOS menu. |
| + | The Steam Deck LCD runs [guide|147811|a custom AMD APU|stepid=303180|new_window=true] on the 64-bit x86 CPU architecture and is designed to play your entire Steam library of games. The console runs SteamOS v3.0, which is a modified version of Arch Linux that supports Proton, allowing most Windows games to be played on SteamOS. The console also supports multi-boot with a user-accessible BIOS menu. |
| Valve revealed the Steam Deck gaming console in July 2021 after several months of rumors and announced that the device would begin shipping in December 2021. The Steam Deck succumbed to chip shortage delays, however, with the release date pushed to late February 2022. | |
| * An ***original*** Steam Deck will have a metallic motherboard shield and a fan with square sides, as [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/dLHFOKZhRCiknI3w.full|seen here|new_window=true]. | |
| * A ***refreshed*** Steam Deck will have a black motherboard shield and a fan with curved sides, as [link|https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/l2ABGc6CMQFIytZB.full|seen here|new_window=true]. | |
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| + | Valve announced the [[Topic:Steam Deck OLED|Steam Deck OLED|new_window=true]] in November 2023. The Steam Deck OLED has identical exterior dimensions to the Steam Deck LCD, but the ***OLED model*** can be quickly identified by its bright orange power button along the top edge. |
| == Specifications == | |
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