Check out my newer video if you want to know how to CLONE your SSD instead kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4p_1ZSQntexZdo.html

You don’t need to peel off the heat shielding. You can carefully slide it all off in one piece and slide it back on to the new one.

IMPORTANT: At 6:10 I forgot to show that you need to connect power before it will let you turn on the steam deck again! If you remember, we entered battery recovery mode! All you need to do is connect power, turn it on, and then turn it back off again. Youlll then be able to boot into recovery mode! Sorry if I caused you any panic! 😅

@xapsus2221

10 ай бұрын

I'd recommend pinning the comment for avoid people missing this

@steamdeckguy

10 ай бұрын

@@xapsus2221 I thought it was… thanks for the headsup

@SaiyanChamp

8 ай бұрын

Hey there, ever since you installed this Western Digital SSD, everything's gone extremely well? No issues with this upgrade? And do you recommend this upgrade?

@steamdeckguy

8 ай бұрын

@@SaiyanChamp working perfectly o issues at all. Recommended! 👍

@richardyao9012

7 ай бұрын

I cloned the old SSD onto the new one by using two M.2 to USB adapters and the UNIX dd command. There was no need to reinstall steamOS. SteamOS even resized the partition to use the additional space at boot.

A REALLY good SSD tutorial, I have literally just finished installing my 1tb SSD using your guide & it was so easy to follow. Well done. 🙏

@thewritinglefty4889

4 ай бұрын

Same here, 1 terabyte, worked like a charm. THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!

Thanks for this tutorial. There's just one thing that was missing. How to proceed after the ssd was installed, since the path you took was to enable the battery storage mode, next thing to do after you inserted the ssd was to plug the power cable, then from there you just need to push the on button then remove the power plug, insert the usb. Then proceed with boot manager.

@steamdeckguy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, well noted. Thanks for the watch! 👍🏼

@thecritique00

Жыл бұрын

@@steamdeckguy To be honest, I've watched different ssd replacement. Your video is the most detailed. I had the courage to do the replacement myself after watching your video multiple times.

@steamdeckguy

Жыл бұрын

@@thecritique00 Awesome! Glad to hear!

@ewandonachie4472

11 ай бұрын

Other than that it’s great. I over think things. This was great help!

@KingJC.

9 ай бұрын

​@steamdeckguy please send a link to that ssd 🙏

Very clear and brilliant tutorial! Thank you.

@steamdeckguy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks - appreciate the feedback!

Just got my OLED steam deck order this past week. Can’t wait to watch all your videos to get familiar w the deck. Thx!

I’m planning on upgrading to OLED and was searching for how to easily transfer from one deck to another and I want to thank you for this

This really helped out thanks Mate!

I have the newer deck version (with the black shield inside) and I could just start it, it went to a backup linux version or something. Had an exe on desktop "Reimage SteamOS", which automatically downloaded it, installed it and everything went super smooth. Outside of that, you could also install the new OS on your new SSD via a MicroSD instead of a USB-Stick. It's a lot faster is the only difference. Just make sure to remove the MicroSD to not break it. Really nice tutorial thx. Was done in like 15 minutes.

Thank you for the guide, I felt no need to buy the 512 steam deck when I can just buy the 64 and upgrade my ssd for cheaper.

Thank you!! This helped me ❤

Thank you so much. This video helped alot. Straight to the point no nonsense. 👍

Thanks for this tutorial you help me a lot🤟🏽

Very nice video.. your giving me the confidence boost to do this also thankyou !!

thanks for the guide it was very helpful

Great to the point video! Thank you

Thank you for your Video because I've upgrade my Steamdeck and it works like a charm. 😊👍

I skewed two of the screws but manage to remove it with duct tape and my father’s help (he drilled and destroy one of the screw). Thx for the walkthrough, really appreciate it.

Hey great idea using the case to hold the system. That tip is gold 🥇

very helpful. thanks

Thanks homie. I used your video to help with my 2tb ssd swap. Great work.

I upgraded my 64 to 256, thank you. Now i have more memory and my game load faster and save lots of money.

Thanks for this how to video.

Really helpful, would recommend, although he did under exaggerated the wait time on some of the processing.

I actually ended up stripping the screw (i have the PH1 bit but angled it incorrectly since im inexperienced) when I tried to remove it and I'm not sure what to do to remove it due to how little space there is to move inside.

Thanks for the video. My Deck came with a big black shield that only had two screws required to get it off - didn't need to undo a bit of foil to find a screw. Additionally, as you said below in the comments, you need to connect a power source in order to turn it back on again. I only had to hold the Volume Down button and press the power button once to boot into recovery. Other than that, everything was the same. Thanks for making it simple.

@mmmmmmmtoast

10 ай бұрын

Yeah for anyone else reading this, one of the newer Steam Deck models uses this black plate instead that's easier to take off. Every other step is the same.

@KingJC.

9 ай бұрын

So instead of downloading a recovery thingy you just have to hold volume and power button?

I fucked up when unscrewing one of the screws for the backplates so I had to drill it out xD the tutorial was spot on! I’m a complete newbie and I kinda just went for it and it’s done.

Thanks, install took me 5 minutes and im on my way to reinstalling windows! Thank you ❤

Quick Question - I didn't see you connect the device back to power removing it from Battery Storage mode. Was this part hidden from the video? I wanted to make sure prior to going through this myself. (Only saw you boot to recovery with power and volume down.)

@steamdeckguy

11 ай бұрын

Yes, I accidentally edited that part out

Ive just noticed your using the same grip case as me in this video is there a dock you recommend that fit the grip case fitted

@steamdeckguy

Ай бұрын

I’m actually using the satisfy grip case now - it’s not too dissimilar to the mod case. I don’t really use a dock, but previously I was using the official dock with the adapter JSAUX sent me (not sure if you can buy them). Otherwise, you should find most of the JSAUX docks fit the case fine. Even the Ugreen dock is decent and should fit the deck with a case fine. It’s only the official dock that is super shallow and doesn’t work with a case (unless you use the jsaux adapter that I mentioned)

Thanks a lot for the video. Once you install new image of the OS, will Steam recognise the games on your micro SD again, or you need to re-add them somehow?

@steamdeckguy

10 ай бұрын

It will recognise and reload them

@TheHappyKamper

10 ай бұрын

​@@steamdeckguyAwesome, thanks a lot for confirming!

This ended up being a full 12 hour thing for me. What took the longest was the updating the firmware, it was stuck at around 85%, and stayed that way for, oh idk 10 hours straight. I woke up to it still not moved, restarted it, 5 minutes later it fully updated. But. Yeah if it gets stuck, just restart and try again, shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to update.

This is very helpful! And this is coming from someone who will unlikely to own a Steam Deck xD But I still greatly apreciate this because it indirectly informed me that if I do decide to get one, I could easily just get the cheapest 64GB version and add a much larger storage myself. Thanks man.

When it coming to using screw and it don’t working on turn get a rubber band and then try to unscrew will make sure it doesn’t strip the screw

I dont know the problem with mine, it doesn't go to desktop mode immediately i click on the usb in the recovery mode it starts showing many things installing and then it goes to black screen mode i wish i can send a video

bought a new ssd and waiting for it to arrive. am I correct in assuming I can skip the recovery drive part if I clone my ssd to the new one using an external enclosure then install it physically?

@steamdeckguy

11 ай бұрын

Yes, if you clone the SSD then it should just boot as normal.

Hi bro.. i am from India, this video helped me to replace my 64GB SSD with 1TB SSD in steam deck, thanks bro👍

@SandyShortzz

2 ай бұрын

Which ssd You added and tell me if facing any issues.

Was that the 64gb eMMC that had the foil wrapped around it? Or was your model a 256gb or 512gb model?

@steamdeckguy

11 ай бұрын

Mine was actually 512GB version - I just used 64GB in the thumbnail 👍🏼

thanks bruh! The 2TB's is going to be insane plus 1TB external SD. Install took less than 5 mins (for those who are PC builders this will be so easy it is almost disappointing 😂)

i’m having trouble getting the battery cable back in the slot. Any recommendation on how to maneuver it in or a tool to help get it in?

@steamdeckguy

8 ай бұрын

I just used my finger to push it in. Use a bit of force

Hi so I had a question about an m.2 so I tried using a 256gig m.2 that comes with the Steam deck for window and wanted to play this game called Boundary since it won't play on Steam OS and the m.2 got very hot and crashed this is 2230 vs the mod I did with 2280 which I tried running window on that but it still got very hot and crashed I notice with 2280 in steam os it never gets hot while playing most games on steam os do you think due to the fact of no cooling and window taking more ram could this be the reasons it couldn't handle the game on windows any help would be appreciated also 2280 did crash one's should I be worried It did get hot and I tried testing it with fall out 4 and crashed ones

@steamdeckguy

6 ай бұрын

Sorry no idea - I don’t use windows on my steam deck.

Just got the oled model and was wondering if reimaging the os process stays the same?

@steamdeckguy

7 ай бұрын

It will be the same

I went through the exact process however now my controls don't work like only the touch screen and power and volume buttons work everything else doesn't do anything

@steamdeckguy

7 ай бұрын

Usually a restart sorts it

Hi I know it’s a dumb question what if I have a mac laptop how do I go about downloading and installing Rufus from my mac to usb ? Cheers

@steamdeckguy

10 ай бұрын

You can use balena etcher on Mac - does the same thing as rufus. Alternatively, you could actually create your boot drive using the steam deck in desktop mode. Again, download balena etcher and then use it to write the image to usb drive

quick question, i forgot to change the power to storage mode before applying these changes, should i be worriued? because i cant turn it back on even after following every step properly....

@steamdeckguy

8 ай бұрын

Have you tried hooking up power and turning on? If it doesn't power on you probably didn't connect the battery fully, assuming you had unplugged it. Make sure it's fully pushed in

My steam deck is freezing a lot after I swapped the ssd to a tb one. 64gb to 1tb. I reimaged it twice but I did have some probs when updating. But then from the start when I power it freezes but I can hear stuff going on

@steamdeckguy

5 ай бұрын

Did you sort this?

this is about to save me so much money

i cloned my new ssd from 1 tb to 2tb, why do i have the same storage in SteamOS? do i need to resize the partition it says its a 1.85 tb in kde partition manager but it does not show the unallocated storage, hmmm..

@steamdeckguy

9 ай бұрын

Yes you need to resize the partition

whats the significance of the foil? would it be detrimental if i damage/lose it?

@steamdeckguy

10 ай бұрын

I believe it’s to reduce Wi-Fi interference with the antennas so it’s pretty important. As long as it’s wrapped around the SSD it will do it’s job. If you completely damaged it or lost it then you could just wrap foil around it instead.

Can you upgrade the hdd later and than it will make you redo the login and redownload your games right?

@steamdeckguy

6 ай бұрын

You can clone existing hard drive, or re-install from scratch (as I show in this video). If you reinstall from scratch you’ll have to redo the setup and redownload all of your games (except for those installed on micro sd card).

Did you use any programs after your ssd was installed to confirm the size, read and write speeds of the new SSD?

@steamdeckguy

11 ай бұрын

I didn’t bother. I probably would have if I had bought it from aliexpress or somewhere to make sure it wasn’t a dud

Im a newb to computer talk but the ssd is just internal storage right? And will i need to back anything up before doing this? Ill have to reinstall am my games again right?

@steamdeckguy

9 ай бұрын

Yes, it’s internal hard drive like a computer. Replacing the hard drive means you need to reinstall the steam operating system as I show in this video. FYI - There are ways to clone/copy the old hard drive to the new without having to reinstall everything, but doing a fresh install is the most straightforward

Thanks for the video. I don’t have any pc with me. Can I download recovery image and copy to an usb from my steam deck?

@steamdeckguy

11 ай бұрын

Yes

@teusmazin

11 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy awesome! Thanks for your help

do i have to do the recovery mode on my deck if it’s already been factory reset or is that only for if you still have your account on it

@steamdeckguy

6 ай бұрын

The recovery mode is to reinstall steam OS. If you skip that step, there won’t be any OS installed, so you won’t make it past the bios screen.

What about using Clonezilla or Macrium Reflect to clone disk partitions? This is what I’ve done when I migrated to new machines.

@steamdeckguy

9 ай бұрын

Not tried it myself, but yes, if you don’t want to have to reinstall everything cloning is an option

I need some serious help. I installed the SSD and made sure the battery was nearly fully charged. However, after attempting to insert and flash the OS using my type C drive the Steam Deck won't respond to the power button at all. When i plug in the charger however, it shows the "Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed...." The second I unplug the wall charger the device turns off! WTF do i do?

@steamdeckguy

Жыл бұрын

You needed to connect a power cable to get the device out of battery storage mode. Now you’ve done that you should be able to boot the recovery image by holiding volume down and and power button and selecting the USB from the list

Can I connect the recovery drive to my Steam Deck using the Dock?

@steamdeckguy

Жыл бұрын

Yes - you should be able to

@ThunderStruck115

Жыл бұрын

@@steamdeckguy thanks

I just got my steam deck today, I have everything I need to switch to an ssd, should I just take it apart and do it? I haven’t turned it on or anything.

@steamdeckguy

4 ай бұрын

I’d swap the SSD before turning it on. You’ll find it will already be in battery storage mode so once you have done it, remember to connect to power - otherwise it won’t turn on

How long does it take to load to the next selection on booting from usb c? I’ve been here around 10mins

@steamdeckguy

9 ай бұрын

Can’t remember. I’d say give it 15-20 mins and if no progress hold power button down until it powers off, and then retry

@lovefromleo2753

9 ай бұрын

the usb was old and slow sorted now though thank you@@steamdeckguy

Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but instead of reimaging my Steam Deck from scratch, is it possible to clone my existing Steam Deck internal drive to the new SSD using the adaptor you showed, and then plugging in the new drive with all my old data already on it? I'm asking because I have a lot of non-Steam games/apps installed as well as Decky plugins and don't want to have to redo everything from scratch on the new drive.

@steamdeckguy

4 ай бұрын

Yes, you can clone the drive. Plenty of guides out there.

Does reimaging the ssd format it or do you need to format the ssd if its not brand new

@steamdeckguy

3 ай бұрын

Reimaging will format the SSD

Anyone wanna give me tips? I got my Steamdeck last month. 256gb with a 256gb sd card since then When I got it I changed the thermal paste(it's a refurb) and it just died on me. Did touch anything else, disconnected battery, all that Sent it for RMA and they changed the Main board. Kinda afraid to mess with it now, any ideas if I caused the damage and how to avoid it? I tweak my laptop and swap TP on it regularly. Deck just scares me now.

@steamdeckguy

Ай бұрын

Maybe wear anti static strap - that might be how you damaged the board. Otherwise, just take your time, or maybe don’t mess with the CPU. You don’t need to change thermal paste or anything, so if you don’t want to risk breaking it again, simply leave it alone. That’s my advice 😁

Does anyone know if it will be possible to swap my 2tb ssd from my LCD steam deck into a brand new 512gb steam deck OLED? Concerned over the new bluetooth and wifi having different fireware that might be missing in a direct swap over? Can anyone confirm its just a straight forward swap? I'm running steam os 3.5 on my lcd! Just not sure if you need to turn on the new deck before swapping etc

@steamdeckguy

7 ай бұрын

You will be able to just swap the SSD over. You just need to do a steam update afterwards to get the firmware updates. I believe Taki Udon confirmed this in his videos

When I boot from the flashdrive I keep getting an error. Btrf something. It just keeps giving me the same error over and over and it never boots I'm lost. I followed every single instruction

So I followed the steps from steam and your tutorial, mine stayed on the black screen with the cursor for over an hour and then came on to desktop mode. It then had cancel user only and an error came up, which I couldn’t see what it said as it was 3/4 off the screen then went back into black screen with the cursor and stayed like that for another 30 mins and nothing. Any idea what happened?

@steamdeckguy

10 ай бұрын

Did you get it working? Usually a good old fashioned “turn it off and back on again” sorts out any issues

@vectorization

9 ай бұрын

I’m had the exact same problem. I turned it off and started over. Now I have all four options on my desktop. It seems to be loading fine now.

Are the joysticks/trackpads/dpad all NOT WORKING during factory setup after everything was done, normal??? Could only use touchscreen throughout the entire setup process. Current status, "Starting Steam Deck update download"...

@steamdeckguy

8 ай бұрын

How did you get on? The buttons should work during the steamOS setup. If not, wait for it to finish and then restart the steam deck - that should sort it!

Hello friend, it turns out that I changed the ssd of 64 for one of 1 tera sn740 M2 2230 but when it comes to doing the procedure to recover the system, when I select the pendrive where I have the image, the screen turns black and I leave the word error one after another, telling me a series of things that I obviously do not understand. Could you help me? Could it be that that SSD doesn't work? I have already tried sd memory and different pendrives. And he makes the same mistake.

@steamdeckguy

5 ай бұрын

Sorry for delay. Did you sort this?

Would it be possible to use a Microsd card instead of a usb stick?

@steamdeckguy

Ай бұрын

Yes

Ruined my original SSD by shutting down the Steam Deck during an update process (never do that with any device, i just didnt have a choice), thanks for this video, it saved my Steam Deck. :D

What about cloning so I don't have to redownload everything and do all the plugins again. Is that possible? Edit: Never Mind! Saw watching your clone video now :)

Can you use a micro SD instead of an USB drive to install the OS on the new SSD?

@steamdeckguy

10 ай бұрын

I’m not sure - you could give it a go.

For some reason only the touchscreen works after restarting it. I started the updates using the touchscren but the controls don't work at all. Any fix?

@raven1485

10 ай бұрын

Just update the steam deck and everything should work like normal.

@pumpkinpeen5937

10 ай бұрын

@@raven1485 Thanks yeah lol after it updated everything was fine

@randymaness3876

8 ай бұрын

Well, that answers my VERY recent post/question lol. Thanks guys

Is there any way to clone your deck over to the new SSD or do you have to start from scratch?

@steamdeckguy

3 ай бұрын

You can clone existing ssd. I’m actually planning to do a video on it the weekend, but if you can’t wait just search ‘clone steam deck SSD’ and you’ll find plenty of guides

Silly question but is it required to use a USB drive or can I simply connect the SD to a laptop after installation and use that as a means to reimaging the OS on the new SSD

@steamdeckguy

4 ай бұрын

You need to use removable media connected to the steam deck. Either usb drive or micro sd

@juicymoose6769

4 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy I didn't know about being able to use a Micro SD for it. Thanks for the info! I just got a 1tb for my birthday and I didn't feel like buying 30 dollars worth of adapters and wait a week. Your tutorial was very informative and succinct btw. Many thanks.

After using rufus on my usb it no longer reads that it has 32GB? It just says it has 126 MB, how do I fix this because it'd be pretty annoying if I had to get a new one because of this...

@steamdeckguy

9 ай бұрын

Just reformat it

@Atmos_Glitch

9 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy yeah I literally just did that rn, was like a two minute thing lol! Usually I'd just delete my comment after this but I'm gonna leave it here if anyone else came across the same kinda confusion.

Got a sideways cursor and black screen after attempting booting Bought the flash drive a hr ago brand new 3.1 sandisk 128gb. Idont kno whats wrong.

@steamdeckguy

11 ай бұрын

Sorry, i'm not sure what the issue is. Let me know if you figure it out

Do i need to do the recovery if i switch the SSD before even using the steam deck at all? I have one arriving in abourlt 4 days

@steamdeckguy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, because otherwise it won’t have any operating system installed….

@RickRakete

Жыл бұрын

I would test the deck if it has any issues before upgrading. Otherwise you will never know - if something goes wrong - if it had any issues before the SSD change

I don’t have a computer currently. Can i upload the os using the SD?

@steamdeckguy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you can use the steam deck to download and write the image to the USB Thumbdrive. You should be able to use Balena Etcher

Can someone help me figure out why in God's name the top left screw and the screw underneath the metal sticker for the motherboard are seemingly extremely difficult for me to remove compared to all the other screws up to this point? I swear. The top-right screw shown in this tutorial and others are nothing like what I have.

@steamdeckguy

7 ай бұрын

As I mentioned in the video, some of mine were really tight too. Just make sure you are using the correct size screw driver, and with a bit of force, you should be able to remove them.

@Arko41

7 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy I tried with thay extra force and carefully tried other screwdrivers (00, 0, and 1), and no matter what, only those two screws remained and couldn't be budged at all. I think it's out of my hands and I should look elsewhere to try and remove them, unless there are other means I haven't tried yet.

Does anyone know why my face buttons stopped working after I reimaged it??

@steamdeckguy

8 ай бұрын

Restart it, unusually fixes it

@angelrivera528

8 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy it did, it finally let the update go through. Thanks

What happens if you forget to unplug the battery before taking out the SSD? It was also done with a brand new steam deck that have never been turned on but I just did it. I'll let you guys know what happens

@steamdeckguy

9 ай бұрын

It’s never a good idea to work on electronics whilst connect to power, and power from the battery will still be going to the SSD. You’ll probably be fine, but it’s not worth the risk of causing Damage for the sake of pulling out one connector

@Rafrob77

9 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy yeah I was fine. It was never turned on either and I don't know if they test it in the factory but I won't forget to unplug you this time

For me the hardest part was removing the battery connector. When I pulled the black tag the tag just ripped off and the wires got exposed but I managed to push the connector out by using a thin and sharp tool and pushed the outer edge.

@steamdeckguy

7 күн бұрын

😳 Glad you sorted it! 👍 Maybe don’t pull so hard next time! 😂

Can I use USB in the docking station to install?

@steamdeckguy

2 ай бұрын

Never tried it - possibly could work.

What is the recovery image part for ?

@steamdeckguy

9 ай бұрын

To reinstall steamOS onto your new SSD

I reimaged mine but now the face buttons aren't working at all.... any advice on that?

@steamdeckguy

10 ай бұрын

Do you still have issue after a full restart?

When i try to disconnect the battery it really needs some force is that normal?

@toshirowithcoffee9989

8 ай бұрын

Nevermind I got it out and it worked thank you!!!! I had to use my finger nails to get it out because idk if this is common but it is hard to take out the battery with the thing on the back

@steamdeckguy

8 ай бұрын

Glad you got it sorted 👍

It was a scary process. The hardest part for me was putting the tiny screws back in without accidentally letting them fall into the system 😂. Currently waiting for the reimaging to complete but i think the operation was a success!! Thank you!!

@steamdeckguy

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! I was considering swapping the shell, but after swapping out the SSD and Joysticks, I don’t really want to take the back off again…

quick question! im tryna switch my 64gb to a 1tb, ive followed all thr steps thoroughly but when i try to boot the recovery image into my steam deck I’m stuck on “Emergency Mode” is there any way i can solve this issue? not sure if the problem is from my SD card or the steam deck itself :’) i searched for solutions online and they said to run fsck but idk how to do that either.. please help!

@steamdeckguy

4 ай бұрын

Are you using usb drive to boot? You should at least be able to boot into recovery mode and then do a full steamOS re-install. If you can’t make it to recovery mode then it sounds like the recovery media you created is corrupted.

@ethelynzalamea9836

4 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy thanks for ur quick response! i redid it it again and was able to make it to the desktop, but my icons look different from yours, instead of “Reimage Steam Deck” it says “Reimage Deck.desktop” and it ran on the Kate application instead of the Konsole in ur video in 6:47 any advice?

I got stuck around 6:30 I’ve been on the boot screen for over an hour and haven’t gotten to the reimage screen yet, I’m using an old flash drive that might be 2.0 and I’m not sure what’s the problem

@steamdeckguy

11 ай бұрын

Is it doing anything or just showing the steam logo? You can hold the power button down to force shut it down and then try again.

@Spiikz

11 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy it just stays on the logo I’ve tried that but didn’t work I’m in the utility settings right now and my ssd is being picked up and says how much I storage I have also my date and time in bios is in 2021 I don’t know if that’s normal

@Spiikz

11 ай бұрын

It says Bus:1 Dev:0 Func:0

@steamdeckguy

11 ай бұрын

@@Spiikz is that what it says after you boot from the USB drive?

@Spiikz

11 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy I fixed it, I bought a new flash drive 3.0 and then everything worked perfectly after like 20 minutes

when i boot the usb, my screen goes black and appears text like a console, then nothing happens, pls help :"(

@steamdeckguy

5 ай бұрын

Did you sort it?

There an m.2 I been looking at but it on Aliexpress should I go for it has anybody used it before it like 125 on there and cheapest I've seen

@steamdeckguy

7 ай бұрын

Western digital?

@gray896

7 ай бұрын

Ya it says western digital

how did you mange to remove that screw? im having same issue?

@steamdeckguy

11 ай бұрын

I used a flat head screwdriver and used brute force tbh. You could try using the elastic band method

@g-falconx8500

11 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy yeah i just leave it and just bent the shielding enough for me to remove the ssd and battery. Its working now and have dual boot. Thanks mate

Just used this guide to install a 1TB, worked a treat!! Thank you.

Really great tutorial, you gave me the confidence that I’ll be able to do it on my own, haha. Also, I’ve heard from different sources that one might need to drain the battery to under 25%? Or it’s unnecessary since we disconnect the battery cable?

@steamdeckguy

10 ай бұрын

It’s all about reducing risk. I’d always recommend following the instructions, but if you are comfortable not doing it then you’ll probably be fine. I think mine had about 40% when I did it.

@lao-ce8982

10 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguy thank you for the prompt answer! I’ve never done similar so I’ll be as careful as possible, taking the least risk as I can, haha. Have a nice one and thanks once again!

Straight to the point and simple! You earned a subscriber!

I'm getting stuck after on a screen of code after installing the USB and running it through the bios. Is it possible I didn't attach the SSD correctly?

@steamdeckguy

4 ай бұрын

Id leave it for at least an hour, and if still not moving then restart and try again (hold the power button down until it switches off)

@fatchicken518

4 ай бұрын

Got it to work man. Appreciate it

@densemotherflipper

4 ай бұрын

​@@fatchicken518may i ask you if you got it to work, by following his instructions or what. Mines doingthe exact same thing

it can be done on a sd card instead of a usb?

@steamdeckguy

5 ай бұрын

Not tried it myself, but should be possible. You’d just have to select the sd card during boot

these shield screws are on way too tight for me to get off

@steamdeckguy

Жыл бұрын

I had to use flat head screw driver to remove one screw because it stripped.

@Lu1giopl

11 ай бұрын

Way late but try putting a rubber band between screw driver and the screw.

i got past the logo screen right before the reimagine part and my screen is just blank with a sideways mouse

@steamdeckguy

Жыл бұрын

Still having issue?

@user-nz5og2lf3n

11 ай бұрын

@@steamdeckguyyes, same issue here

@user-nz5og2lf3n

11 ай бұрын

Did you manage to fix it?

@tokyohthegoat

11 ай бұрын

Same problem. Brand new drive. 3.1 SanDisk 128gb brand new recovery image file just downloaded unzipped and used Balena. I don't kno the problem