Thanks to Sabrent for sending me these these storage upgrades: Pick up the Sabrent Rocket 1TB SSD: amzn.to/3ZC89ge Get the Sabrent Rocket 1TB SD card: amzn.to/3ZIYpB6 iFixIt Kit: amzn.to/3IPQtHq Other Steam Deck accessories: amzn.to/3qLrxbh SanDisk 1 TB card: amzn.to/3z8mMfH Steam Deck Dock: amzn.to/3PDjgkt Our Production Equipment: amzn.to/3RdeHOL
Do you know why my Pos steam deck doesn't turn on when I press the power button? The power light blinked a few seconds then nothing. It's fully charged as well. Annoying issue I was hoping to fix. Can you help me please? Thank you so much 🙏
Thanks for uploading the entire process start to finish. So many other videos cut out crucial parts or suddenly cut to having components removed. Your video really helped :)
Awesome stuff, it's funny how you can be so much better on the software and I'm so comfortable with the hardware upgrade. i just bought the 64gb model on sale and ordered a 1tb drive for it. I calculated I'm going to save $220 over buying the 512 GB model and have twice the storage. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I saw several videos, but yours is the only one that shows all the steps, the bios that only shows the boot pendrive, the delay and slowness, the mouse arrow that is inverted and more delay... and in the end that's it and that's all it worked out. My deepest thanks from here in Brazil. Now mine is also 1tb. 💟
Very timely... my Sabrent Rocket was arriving this afternoon... after watching this, I made sure to download the restore image, removed my SD card ... and I backed my games up to an external drive... then installed the drive just now. Ran through very smoothly and I now have a 1TB Steam Deck!
Grounding yourself means you have the same grounding as the equipment you work with. Static electricity discharge happens because you have a different electric potential than the thing you touch. If you don't have a anti-static workplace and mat. Then you should attach the grounding wire to metal of the device you are working on. This way you have the same potential as the device you work on.
but if you get charged with static electricty because of wearing socks wouldnt it increase the damage done to the device if you ground it since it would pass through the device instead of only jumping to it?
@@bruh7237 Grounding means you have the same grounding as whatever you are working on. It is the difference that can generate a static discharge. If you are grounded to the device then any buildup of charge will happen to both you and the device. So there won't be any difference that can cause a discharge. You could still get shocked by touching something else that is not grounded to the same potential.
You'd be fine just don't run on your carpet touch your floor before you work on your stuff.. You could also wear a rubber latex gloves.. i'm about to do this in my car since I don't have a place to live.. Take your time and use common sense that's all the hardest part is getting the programs back in the deck
Got to be really careful with those screws! They have a bit of blue threadlock on them, and the metal is made out of butter or something equally soft. I had one nearly strip out on me. Used a flat driver and a bit of rubber band to get enough grip, very scary moment but got it out. The upgrade is a piece of cake other than that!
Did that when upgrading my 1st Steam Deck with the Microcenter 1TB drive. Stripped one of the screws a bit, but got it out. Wife claimed that Deck, and I just upgraded my replacement with the Sabrent drive. That went better. It's sensitive to the specific size of the driver you're using. The #0 Ifixit Phillips driver was just perfect.
Yall need that torque wrench wrist upgrade on your next patch. Mine went just fine no fear of stripping, but I keep my drivers up to date on my own wrist torque wrench.
My Steam Deck arrives today. Someone I live with has some tools for this, but it was given to them free when they were getting a phone screen to replace, so I don't really trust the quality. So last night I decided to use your link and buy the iFixIt kit. It arrived 3 hours ago at 6am this morning, as I had free overnight shipping. Already got my 2TB SSD, and accessories. Can't wait to do my upgrade and get emulating and gaming.😊
I just upgraded my SSD a few days ago as well. Loving the added storage, after setting everything up, my SD card died. 🙃.I didn't leave it in, just cheaped out and used PNY
I recommend not putting the back screws in until you test the power on procedure. In my case, I just got a black screen on power up, no matter what I did; so I had to repeat this entire installation process. I'm not sure what went wrong - maybe the HDD shielding was not positioned correctly - but not having to unscrew the back again saved me a lot of time.
Just in time as my JSAUX transparent back came in - was sitting on 2TB WD SN740 2230 for a couple of weeks now waiting for the backplate before I disassemble the Deck. Honestly the new back buttons that came with the backplate are a godsend - highly recommended!
Yeah thats seems to be the case as its not stuck to the SSD. I think this was a mistake in the video as he didn't try to slip it out. But overall though he did a great job.
I have just done the very same upgrade this weekend and it's very simple to do. I got the same SSD from Scan computers in the UK but I think they are on backorder again now. I would also highly recommend upgrading the thermal paste to some stuff called PTM7950 by Honeywell, it's reduced my overall temps by about 8°c and it's designed to last for years with no "pump out effect" which is commonly found with thermal pastes.
@@ThatMathEnjoyer that shouldn't be the case. Single sided drives in 2230 form factor don't vary that wildly in power consumption to be even noticeable.
Pro tip on popping the back cover off. Use a the flat end of a thin "pencil" spudger to pry at the bottom of the triggers to get the case started. Any sort of tool marks at the seams will be noticeable. Putting the tool in at the bottom of the triggers lets you pry against the inside of the case where no marks will show, and the trigger itself is much stronger than the thin edge of the shell. Also using a long pry tool lets you more precisely use force due to the torque multiplication of a lever. Glad to see these professional videos
Hi, thank you. Did the 1TB upgrade from 64GB. I used Clonezilla to keep all of my settings. The problem now the filesystem sizes do not match the ones from a clean install. Can you post your filesystem sizes from your 1TB SSD? Rootfs is the one, that is to big on mine because clonezilla sized them based on the original one but exponentially ;-(
Thanks for making this video. I know there's a lot of these out there but I finally purchased the SSD through your affiliate link and will give this a try.
Just so you guys know what a good deal looks like March 2023: 2TB SN740 $189 is the best price I found. If you don't want to buy them from a chinese vendor Framework is now stocking them because they order in bulk from WD already. Its a markup, but no doubt dealing with them is safer/better.
I'd love to see you do a shell swap on a set of joycons. I successfully did that and replaced my thumb sticks but it was sooooooo tedious. Tiny parts... Mad tiny
Owner of multiple snapped SD cards. 2 from the Steamdeck. I'm terrible with keep them safe so I just removed the plastic on the Steamdeck that breaks them.
I got my deck 2 days ago and I’m ordering this tomorrow plus when I have it open I have the guilie stick replacements plus the 512gb anti glare screen plus the Jsaux backplate
Thanks for this. Just doing the same thing with my deck. Had probs with my flash drive so used rufus to format and create boot drive, really fast to create the bootable drive.
I not worried about installing a 1tb ssd in my deck I’m more worried about the re imaging of the steam os. Plus what happens when you send your deck in for service I hear they sometimes send you a new one. So you have to put your old original ssd back in before you send it in.
I wonder about people that upgrade there system like put the really good thumb stick replacements the ones the use the magnets for no drifting what happens when they send the deck in
oh, my expected wait time for delivery wasnt anywhere near the suggested time, got it today, followed this guide and all is well, the only "omg" moment was putting the battery cable back in, i wasnt expecting the power led to flash briefly (hand obscures camera in the vid here so was caught offguard) and thought id messed something up, but it wasnt an issue in the end and im now rocking the 1tb upgrade and reinstalling all the usual stuff and updates.
I purchased the 512 GB model Steam Deck thinking that I'd never want to upgrade the SSD. Now that I'm considering setting up a dual boot for Steam OS / Windows, I'm now wondering if it'd be worth the investment or if I should just utilize the existing 512 GB SSD for the dual boot & then getting a couple micro SDs for my saves.
You could have just used a couple USB SD readers on your PC, Put the old Steam OS drive in one , The new empty SD card in another one and then just "Clone" the old one to the new one. It should work. Then just install the new sd into the steam deck and boot it up. It should be fine and all your games and everything will still be there
Fantastic video, I'm getting ready to order my Steam Deck and I'm definitely gonna pick up a larger SSD later this year and do this! 19:06 Silly question: Where is this song from? It immediately filled me with nostalgia and a sense of serenity, lol. Is it from Pilot Wings 64? Edit: Yup, Pilot Wings 64. No wonder it reminded me of my childhood, I played it all the time right before bed, it was my favorite wind-down game.
The biggest problem I had with this process was stripping the screws. I stripped mine and had to have it sent in to be replaced. After that, I was extremely careful with removing the screws. It was easy at that point.
@@sla29833 I just went to their help page and asked about having it serviced due to stripped screws. They didn't ask any questions after that. They simply provided me with info on sending it in and that was it. It was really easy.
Lets hope that it gonna last... There been a lot of people who started to have problem months after replacing their SSD... I bought a Micro Sd instead. No warranty issues, etc...
The Kingston flash drive looked like an older USB 2.0 drive? If so, it explains why it took so long to write the image and to boot. The older Kinston Data Traveler is/was a relatively slow drive but fantastically reliable. I use them for bootable PE environments. Booting is always slow but I've had nothing but good results with them. I bought about a dozen 16GB and about as many 32GB versions on an Amazon clearance. Got them super cheap. They also make good "loaner" drives for those co-workers or friends that need to take data home but, never have a flash drive with them. At the price I paid, I don't bother to remind them to return it 😉 I bought a 512GB Steam deck as soon as they were taking orders. Ended up giving it to my grandson still new in the box. I justified it with his mom by telling her it is a learning tool. Turns out, it really is a learning tool and a good one at that.
Did the upgrade with this exact SSD 1 1/2 Month ago. Worked very well till today the SSD bricked while playing. Complete dead, not even recognized in the Bios anymore. 😢
my BalenaEthcher isnt putting the recovery imagine on my flash drive, is says it will take 715 minutes and 16 seconds but the timer doesnt even move and ive tried restarting it, what am i doing wrong?
I just upgraded my 64GB steam deck to 512GB, the best thing I ever did, also used balenaEtcher clone my old emmc ssd to my new nvme ssd before installing the new ssd in my steam deck
Thanks for the video tutorial 👍however when I changed my SSD to 1 TB capacity, I lost my micro SD card library! yet the games are still in the micro SD card, do you have an idea to display the lost library ?
If it helps anyone when you get to unplugging the power supply do it sternly and fast. Do not try to take it out wiggling left to right. Did that with 1st steam deck and it shorted and smoke came out and had to RMA it.
Did not work for me. Just sat at the install updates, reboot and it starts with selecting language again. Endless loop and nothing has worked. Putting it on 2.4 G wifi, mobile hotspot, wired. None of it has worked. Reflashed. Nothing. Will now try to clone the old drive onto the new one if possible.
Cant we just make a 1 on 1 image of the stock drive and flash it into the new one without wiping and stuff? I really dont wanna go through the pain of installing and configure/linking my folders
Unfortunately, this BalenaEtcher tool stays at 0% for me, and more importantly: it shreds the USB-drive. They become unformatable by Windows afterwards if the process is stopped. I tried with 3 different ones, so it seems to be the tool. I used the portable version, not sure if its the same behaviour on the installation version.
you don't need to open up the shielding around the ssd like that, it just slides off. also it's a shame you didn't show in the video how you can clone the contents from the ssd to the new ssd so you don't have to start from scratch, you can do this by connecting the new ssd via usb to the steam deck and running a command like this: sudo dd if=/dev/nvme0n1 of=/dev/sda oflag=sync bs=128M status=progress still this is a great video 🙂
Someone’s probably already said this but the ssd should slide right out of the heat shield. I want to do a 2tb just need to figure out how to completely clone my existing install.
I put this exact drive in my steam deck. It died in 2 months. The steam deck stop seeing drive or if it was able boot into it the drive; it would stop responding and whole thing locks up. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
yeah ive been on edge about upgrading mine since seeing people say the same thing on reddit i noticed a western digital drive just started going up for sale so ill most likely grab that instead tbh
Not disconnecting the battery cable, is that hazardous for the old or new ssd? I missed that step and my 2tb ssd is fine. Though I haven't tested the original ssd if it got fd up.
In the opening scene (even while it was a bit blury) I see you have a DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor controller. I've been thinking about getting one. Do you use in Windows of Linux? P.S.> I am a Linux guy and we met once at LFNW2019 during breakfast.
hey, i need help with my steam dec. i just wanted to change my ssd and i ran into an issue while installing steam os. It boot just like you with the screen in the wrong position and in the right one lil' bit later, but it is locked on this screen. did this take very long or there is a solution for that ?
It took almost 50 minutes to boot because I was running a USB 2.0 drive and didn't realize it. If it never gets to the desktop, try rebooting and trying again. If it still doesn't work, use balenaEtcher to create a new SteamOS drive and try again. If it STILL doesn't work, try re-downloading the SteamOS image and trying again with balenaEtcher.
@@gardiner_bryant the issue is not while installing steam os, this is installed and work fine, the issue is that the windows installation doesn't want to start
ordered the same ssd upgrade, shame it takes nearly a month to get delivered to the uk tho, lots of waiting patiently, which is a rarity for me these days.
I bought the 512 GB version, I wanted the 1 TB but it was not available at the time. I haven’t installed yet, I’m waiting for the JSAUX backplate to be delivered so I only have to open the steam deck once.
i bough this ssd and after 3 weeks of use it started to get very slow... has anyone have the same issue? i wonder if i should replace it or just get another ssd company
Thanks for the great tutorial. I upgraded to 1TB sabrent Rock SSd and it had no difficulties. I am curious if you or anyone else has noticed an overall slowing down of the steam OS, booting after doing so. I started having issues that seemed to be system wide. Yuzu and cemu emulation started not working. Booting up seemed slower. Running steam games seemed to start having issues that were never present before. I just decided to reimage the deck to try and solve the issue, but I was wondering if the new drive could be a variable or root cause of the problem.
ok after watching this from start to finish I must say I think I can do this too. Also, the title made me think that something fried on your steam deck after aptly naming it "SHOCKINGLY" and multiple warnings in the video of "I must ground myself now". I am glad everything turned out ok. Question can Steam Deck accept a 2TB NVME SSD Drive?
Yes it can, I just installed mine yesterday and it works like a charm. But just be sure to do a lot of research before hand to see which 2TBs can work with it. I used the 2TB version of the one he used in this video. And I’m scared to open electronics, but I did mine easily, super user friendly.
i still dont get the point of disconnecting the battery if you did the battery thing at the beginning. i just left it connected and it was fine if you do the battery thing in the beginning
If you leave the battery plugged in there are several points on the motherboard where you could cause a short with a dropped driver, wayward screw, or any number of other items and it could completely fry your Deck. It could also start a fire and release toxic fumes. DISCONNECT YOUR BATTERY BEFORE YOU WORK ON YOUR DECK.
Good work man wish you done some benchmarks with kdiskmark , it is somewhat similar to crystal disk mark and taken screen shots of that I heard these sabrent rocket nvme ssds are great, but it seems the 250Gb & 500GB are more affordable than 1TB
Thanks to Sabrent for sending me these these storage upgrades:
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Get the Sabrent Rocket 1TB SD card: amzn.to/3ZIYpB6
iFixIt Kit: amzn.to/3IPQtHq
Other Steam Deck accessories: amzn.to/3qLrxbh
SanDisk 1 TB card: amzn.to/3z8mMfH
Steam Deck Dock: amzn.to/3PDjgkt
Our Production Equipment: amzn.to/3RdeHOL
Hi dude.. where did you get this transparent case for the steamdeck?
Do you know why my Pos steam deck doesn't turn on when I press the power button?
The power light blinked a few seconds then nothing.
It's fully charged as well.
Annoying issue I was hoping to fix.
Can you help me please?
Thank you so much 🙏
I followed your guide, and now my base model SD is rocking a 1TB SSD! Thank you and keep up the good work 😊
Thanks for uploading the entire process start to finish. So many other videos cut out crucial parts or suddenly cut to having components removed. Your video really helped :)
Awesome stuff, it's funny how you can be so much better on the software and I'm so comfortable with the hardware upgrade. i just bought the 64gb model on sale and ordered a 1tb drive for it. I calculated I'm going to save $220 over buying the 512 GB model and have twice the storage.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I saw several videos, but yours is the only one that shows all the steps, the bios that only shows the boot pendrive, the delay and slowness, the mouse arrow that is inverted and more delay... and in the end that's it and that's all it worked out.
My deepest thanks from here in Brazil. Now mine is also 1tb. 💟
Appreciate the candid look at this process. Can confirm the most sage advice shared-don’t get old, friends!
Very timely... my Sabrent Rocket was arriving this afternoon... after watching this, I made sure to download the restore image, removed my SD card ... and I backed my games up to an external drive... then installed the drive just now. Ran through very smoothly and I now have a 1TB Steam Deck!
Grounding yourself means you have the same grounding as the equipment you work with. Static electricity discharge happens because you have a different electric potential than the thing you touch. If you don't have a anti-static workplace and mat. Then you should attach the grounding wire to metal of the device you are working on. This way you have the same potential as the device you work on.
won't it give you a shock when you connect the grounding wire to the device?
but if you get charged with static electricty because of wearing socks wouldnt it increase the damage done to the device if you ground it since it would pass through the device instead of only jumping to it?
@@bruh7237 Grounding means you have the same grounding as whatever you are working on. It is the difference that can generate a static discharge. If you are grounded to the device then any buildup of charge will happen to both you and the device. So there won't be any difference that can cause a discharge. You could still get shocked by touching something else that is not grounded to the same potential.
@@eldaria i thought you told to ground the device but not yourself sorry i misunderstood you.
You'd be fine just don't run on your carpet touch your floor before you work on your stuff.. You could also wear a rubber latex gloves.. i'm about to do this in my car since I don't have a place to live.. Take your time and use common sense that's all the hardest part is getting the programs back in the deck
Got to be really careful with those screws! They have a bit of blue threadlock on them, and the metal is made out of butter or something equally soft. I had one nearly strip out on me. Used a flat driver and a bit of rubber band to get enough grip, very scary moment but got it out.
The upgrade is a piece of cake other than that!
Did that when upgrading my 1st Steam Deck with the Microcenter 1TB drive. Stripped one of the screws a bit, but got it out. Wife claimed that Deck, and I just upgraded my replacement with the Sabrent drive. That went better. It's sensitive to the specific size of the driver you're using. The #0 Ifixit Phillips driver was just perfect.
Yall need that torque wrench wrist upgrade on your next patch. Mine went just fine no fear of stripping, but I keep my drivers up to date on my own wrist torque wrench.
My Steam Deck arrives today. Someone I live with has some tools for this, but it was given to them free when they were getting a phone screen to replace, so I don't really trust the quality. So last night I decided to use your link and buy the iFixIt kit. It arrived 3 hours ago at 6am this morning, as I had free overnight shipping. Already got my 2TB SSD, and accessories. Can't wait to do my upgrade and get emulating and gaming.😊
I just upgraded my SSD a few days ago as well. Loving the added storage, after setting everything up, my SD card died. 🙃.I didn't leave it in, just cheaped out and used PNY
I recommend not putting the back screws in until you test the power on procedure. In my case, I just got a black screen on power up, no matter what I did; so I had to repeat this entire installation process. I'm not sure what went wrong - maybe the HDD shielding was not positioned correctly - but not having to unscrew the back again saved me a lot of time.
Just in time as my JSAUX transparent back came in - was sitting on 2TB WD SN740 2230 for a couple of weeks now waiting for the backplate before I disassemble the Deck. Honestly the new back buttons that came with the backplate are a godsend - highly recommended!
Did you burn yourself?
@@davebassi7340 No, why would I? Not enough wattage being pushed through.
10:00 I did not have to pry the foil apart, I just slid it off the old SSD and slid it on the new SSD.
Yeah thats seems to be the case as its not stuck to the SSD. I think this was a mistake in the video as he didn't try to slip it out. But overall though he did a great job.
Thanks for the entire process. As a beginner, it was scary for me, but with your video, everything was successful.
Great tutorial! I’m a little apprehensive about doing something like this but your step by step vid made it look not too bad.
I have just done the very same upgrade this weekend and it's very simple to do. I got the same SSD from Scan computers in the UK but I think they are on backorder again now. I would also highly recommend upgrading the thermal paste to some stuff called PTM7950 by Honeywell, it's reduced my overall temps by about 8°c and it's designed to last for years with no "pump out effect" which is commonly found with thermal pastes.
Ayy got my 1tb from scan too a few days ago.
What size ya get? I been debating doing Honeywell also
Where did you get PTM7950 from? Did you gamble on AliExpress? :)
@@ThatMathEnjoyer that shouldn't be the case. Single sided drives in 2230 form factor don't vary that wildly in power consumption to be even noticeable.
@@ThatMathEnjoyer Yes, you need single sided.
Pro tip on popping the back cover off. Use a the flat end of a thin "pencil" spudger to pry at the bottom of the triggers to get the case started.
Any sort of tool marks at the seams will be noticeable.
Putting the tool in at the bottom of the triggers lets you pry against the inside of the case where no marks will show, and the trigger itself is much stronger than the thin edge of the shell.
Also using a long pry tool lets you more precisely use force due to the torque multiplication of a lever.
Glad to see these professional videos
Thanks man, this comment helped
I swapped my 256 for the same 1tb sdd a few days ago. Went smoothly!
I vouche for this. been a month with 1tb ssd and works PERFECTLY and maxed it out just to make sure ;)
Hi, thank you. Did the 1TB upgrade from 64GB. I used Clonezilla to keep all of my settings.
The problem now the filesystem sizes do not match the ones from a clean install. Can you post your filesystem sizes from your 1TB SSD? Rootfs is the one, that is to big on mine because clonezilla sized them based on the original one but exponentially ;-(
Top tip. use a really fast USB memory for boot recovery. It don´t need to be very large, but very fast sure does make the precidure a lot smoother.
If not,l a really fast usb key, it will take forever to process
@@yangarzon8994 yea. It was unconfortable long time.
Thanks for making this video. I know there's a lot of these out there but I finally purchased the SSD through your affiliate link and will give this a try.
Wow, I almost forgot this channel existed! Glad to see you're keeping up the good work!
It took a lot of skill and effort to replace that user-replaceable component, but he's a brave little user isn't he.
Wow, what a throwback! Great addition from the Pilot Wings soundtrack 17:57
I did this exact upgrade on my steamdeck a week ago, it was stupidly easy. Took about 15 minutes.
Just so you guys know what a good deal looks like March 2023: 2TB SN740 $189 is the best price I found.
If you don't want to buy them from a chinese vendor Framework is now stocking them because they order in bulk from WD already. Its a markup, but no doubt dealing with them is safer/better.
I'd love to see you do a shell swap on a set of joycons. I successfully did that and replaced my thumb sticks but it was sooooooo tedious. Tiny parts... Mad tiny
I did that on the a left joy on …the right one is the issue. They’re so different
Not sure speed your install drive was, but flashing and install took about 5mins, with my 256 Sandisk thumb drive.
do you have to uninstall the games saved on the old ssd and then re-install them on the new ssd?
Owner of multiple snapped SD cards. 2 from the Steamdeck. I'm terrible with keep them safe so I just removed the plastic on the Steamdeck that breaks them.
I got my deck 2 days ago and I’m ordering this tomorrow plus when I have it open I have the guilie stick replacements plus the 512gb anti glare screen plus the Jsaux backplate
Thanks for this. Just doing the same thing with my deck. Had probs with my flash drive so used rufus to format and create boot drive, really fast to create the bootable drive.
Thank you for the instructions. First time reimaging went perfect after swapping ssd. Cheers!
I not worried about installing a 1tb ssd in my deck I’m more worried about the re imaging of the steam os. Plus what happens when you send your deck in for service I hear they sometimes send you a new one. So you have to put your old original ssd back in before you send it in.
I wonder about people that upgrade there system like put the really good thumb stick replacements the ones the use the magnets for no drifting what happens when they send the deck in
My Sabrent SSD died less than a week after I installed it. Working on getting RMAd now.
Jesus that is disconcerting.
oh, my expected wait time for delivery wasnt anywhere near the suggested time, got it today, followed this guide and all is well, the only "omg" moment was putting the battery cable back in, i wasnt expecting the power led to flash briefly (hand obscures camera in the vid here so was caught offguard) and thought id messed something up, but it wasnt an issue in the end and im now rocking the 1tb upgrade and reinstalling all the usual stuff and updates.
I purchased the 512 GB model Steam Deck thinking that I'd never want to upgrade the SSD. Now that I'm considering setting up a dual boot for Steam OS / Windows, I'm now wondering if it'd be worth the investment or if I should just utilize the existing 512 GB SSD for the dual boot & then getting a couple micro SDs for my saves.
Does the process of removing and reinstalling the back plate get rid of the right side creak sound when squeezed?
Do you have a fix for boot manager not detecting bootable drive?
I feel like I could do this no problem, I've done something similar with my laptop. You just have to be real careful with the screws and whatnot
Warranty is up! Time to upgrade
You could have just used a couple USB SD readers on your PC, Put the old Steam OS drive in one , The new empty SD card in another one and then just "Clone" the old one to the new one. It should work. Then just install the new sd into the steam deck and boot it up. It should be fine and all your games and everything will still be there
Fantastic video, I'm getting ready to order my Steam Deck and I'm definitely gonna pick up a larger SSD later this year and do this!
19:06 Silly question: Where is this song from? It immediately filled me with nostalgia and a sense of serenity, lol. Is it from Pilot Wings 64?
Edit: Yup, Pilot Wings 64. No wonder it reminded me of my childhood, I played it all the time right before bed, it was my favorite wind-down game.
Yes. Pilot Wings 64. :)
Downloading on Windows? 😲
I don't think I could bring myself to do this. I got no issue opening it up, just too cheap to buy a drive 😁
Dude i did everything you did except now it wont go past the start screen or start in bios. What do i do?
The biggest problem I had with this process was stripping the screws. I stripped mine and had to have it sent in to be replaced. After that, I was extremely careful with removing the screws. It was easy at that point.
What did you tell Valve to get it replaced? How was the process? Thank you
@@sla29833 I just went to their help page and asked about having it serviced due to stripped screws. They didn't ask any questions after that. They simply provided me with info on sending it in and that was it. It was really easy.
@@ghost-type Awesome, glad you got a replacement man 👊
I’ve watched this video and one other for about a month now. I’m really wanting to try this but still nervous. I’ll be ordering my deck next week.
Lets hope that it gonna last... There been a lot of people who started to have problem months after replacing their SSD... I bought a Micro Sd instead. No warranty issues, etc...
Yeah I swapped my ssd just to do it but its funny because I 99.9% of the time use a 1tb Micro SD with Windows 10 on it instead
The Kingston flash drive looked like an older USB 2.0 drive? If so, it explains why it took so long to write the image and to boot. The older Kinston Data Traveler is/was a relatively slow drive but fantastically reliable. I use them for bootable PE environments. Booting is always slow but I've had nothing but good results with them. I bought about a dozen 16GB and about as many 32GB versions on an Amazon clearance. Got them super cheap. They also make good "loaner" drives for those co-workers or friends that need to take data home but, never have a flash drive with them. At the price I paid, I don't bother to remind them to return it 😉
I bought a 512GB Steam deck as soon as they were taking orders. Ended up giving it to my grandson still new in the box. I justified it with his mom by telling her it is a learning tool. Turns out, it really is a learning tool and a good one at that.
Did the upgrade with this exact SSD 1 1/2 Month ago. Worked very well till today the SSD bricked while playing. Complete dead, not even recognized in the Bios anymore. 😢
my BalenaEthcher isnt putting the recovery imagine on my flash drive, is says it will take 715 minutes and 16 seconds but the timer doesnt even move and ive tried restarting it, what am i doing wrong?
I just upgraded my 64GB steam deck to 512GB, the best thing I ever did, also used balenaEtcher clone my old emmc ssd to my new nvme ssd before installing the new ssd in my steam deck
Just a ballsy video. Well done.
Thanks for the video tutorial 👍however when I changed my SSD to 1 TB capacity, I lost my micro SD card library! yet the games are still in the micro SD card, do you have an idea to display the lost library ?
What a suspenseful video ❤
What version of SteamOS was downloaded when you created your boot disk?
Why did it take so long to flash to your USB stick? Is it not a fast USB 3 thumb drive? The recovery image isn't that large
16:58 HOW, MINE HAS BEEN ON THE BLACK SCREEN WITH THE MOUSE FOR 30 MINUTES
You need to use a USB 3 drive. 2.0 drives take forever to load
@@gardiner_bryant Ive been using a USB-C 3.2 Flash drive lol, with 400 mbps
Why remove the SSD heat shield when you could just slide it off?
Good demonstration. Such an easy task! Waiting for an affordable 2 TB SSD, though.
aliexpress has them for about $174.00
Do you really need to flash it when you swap the ssd?
If it helps anyone when you get to unplugging the power supply do it sternly and fast. Do not try to take it out wiggling left to right. Did that with 1st steam deck and it shorted and smoke came out and had to RMA it.
just did it smooth af
Does anyone know what to do if you have rhe black shield on the newer version??
Does your Steam Deck have some sort of Backlight bleed on the edges of the monitor ? Because mine has got a lot for my taste...
None that I've noticed.
I’m stuck at 0% flashing the Steam is image with bale a etcher. I realized that the file was zipped and unzipped
It. I don’t get it!
i did this with a 2tb ssd and just 1tb sd card so yeah 3tb might overkill but I love it
Where did you buy that beautiful case bro?
It was sent to me by dbrand
This is the first time I've heard of this ssd brand. what brand? the quality?
Did not work for me. Just sat at the install updates, reboot and it starts with selecting language again. Endless loop and nothing has worked. Putting it on 2.4 G wifi, mobile hotspot, wired. None of it has worked. Reflashed. Nothing. Will now try to clone the old drive onto the new one if possible.
Imagine my surprise while watching this video to hear you say you are in Maine! I am in Bar Harbor, or at least close to it!
Cant we just make a 1 on 1 image of the stock drive and flash it into the new one without wiping and stuff? I really dont wanna go through the pain of installing and configure/linking my folders
Loved the Pilotwings music
Can this be done with a Macbook?
Unfortunately, this BalenaEtcher tool stays at 0% for me, and more importantly: it shreds the USB-drive. They become unformatable by Windows afterwards if the process is stopped. I tried with 3 different ones, so it seems to be the tool. I used the portable version, not sure if its the same behaviour on the installation version.
you don't need to open up the shielding around the ssd like that, it just slides off.
also it's a shame you didn't show in the video how you can clone the contents from the ssd to the new ssd so you don't have to start from scratch, you can do this by connecting the new ssd via usb to the steam deck and running a command like this:
sudo dd if=/dev/nvme0n1 of=/dev/sda oflag=sync bs=128M status=progress
still this is a great video 🙂
You also need to grow the home partition and filesystem afterwards, I presume?
@@majorgnu no
I recognize that waiting music from somewhere and it bothers me that I can't quite place it
The music at the beginning is the photographer from earthbound. The music at the end is from Pilot Wings 64
thanks for this video. what is the kickstand and case you are using that stores the sd cards like that?
It's the KillSwitch from dbrand
@@gardiner_bryant thank you
What is the difference between upgrading your SSD and just having a couple small SD cards?
it's much faster
Someone’s probably already said this but the ssd should slide right out of the heat shield. I want to do a 2tb just need to figure out how to completely clone my existing install.
I put this exact drive in my steam deck. It died in 2 months. The steam deck stop seeing drive or if it was able boot into it the drive; it would stop responding and whole thing locks up. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
yeah ive been on edge about upgrading mine since seeing people say the same thing on reddit i noticed a western digital drive just started going up for sale so ill most likely grab that instead tbh
@@Soddus.WD is 189 for 2tb as well
Not disconnecting the battery cable, is that hazardous for the old or new ssd? I missed that step and my 2tb ssd is fine. Though I haven't tested the original ssd if it got fd up.
It can destroy the motherboard or any peripheral
In the opening scene (even while it was a bit blury) I see you have a DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor controller. I've been thinking about getting one. Do you use in Windows of Linux? P.S.> I am a Linux guy and we met once at LFNW2019 during breakfast.
hey, i need help with my steam dec. i just wanted to change my ssd and i ran into an issue while installing steam os. It boot just like you with the screen in the wrong position and in the right one lil' bit later, but it is locked on this screen. did this take very long or there is a solution for that ?
It took almost 50 minutes to boot because I was running a USB 2.0 drive and didn't realize it. If it never gets to the desktop, try rebooting and trying again. If it still doesn't work, use balenaEtcher to create a new SteamOS drive and try again.
If it STILL doesn't work, try re-downloading the SteamOS image and trying again with balenaEtcher.
@@gardiner_bryant the issue is not while installing steam os, this is installed and work fine, the issue is that the windows installation doesn't want to start
Been a long time, great video. Didn't know you were on Windows.
My editing rig is but every other PC is a Linux machine
ordered the same ssd upgrade, shame it takes nearly a month to get delivered to the uk tho, lots of waiting patiently, which is a rarity for me these days.
i gotta get this done, but i really don't want to reset all of my configurations LMAO need to enjoy my setup for now, before i upgrade the storage.
Does anyone know what happened to "Linux for Everyone" and Jason Evangelho?
I bought the 512 GB version, I wanted the 1 TB but it was not available at the time. I haven’t installed yet, I’m waiting for the JSAUX backplate to be delivered so I only have to open the steam deck once.
i bough this ssd and after 3 weeks of use it started to get very slow... has anyone have the same issue? i wonder if i should replace it or just get another ssd company
Thanks for the great tutorial. I upgraded to 1TB sabrent Rock SSd and it had no difficulties. I am curious if you or anyone else has noticed an overall slowing down of the steam OS, booting after doing so. I started having issues that seemed to be system wide. Yuzu and cemu emulation started not working. Booting up seemed slower. Running steam games seemed to start having issues that were never present before. I just decided to reimage the deck to try and solve the issue, but I was wondering if the new drive could be a variable or root cause of the problem.
ok after watching this from start to finish I must say I think I can do this too. Also, the title made me think that something fried on your steam deck after aptly naming it "SHOCKINGLY" and multiple warnings in the video of "I must ground myself now". I am glad everything turned out ok. Question can Steam Deck accept a 2TB NVME SSD Drive?
Yes it can, I just installed mine yesterday and it works like a charm. But just be sure to do a lot of research before hand to see which 2TBs can work with it. I used the 2TB version of the one he used in this video.
And I’m scared to open electronics, but I did mine easily, super user friendly.
Anyone else catch the Pilotwings 64 music at the end time lapse? Loved it!
The first step is to thank Gaben.
WHAT ?
i thought none of this was needed...
i thought you could unscrew the SSD thing right away after opening the deck.
i still dont get the point of disconnecting the battery if you did the battery thing at the beginning. i just left it connected and it was fine if you do the battery thing in the beginning
If you leave the battery plugged in there are several points on the motherboard where you could cause a short with a dropped driver, wayward screw, or any number of other items and it could completely fry your Deck. It could also start a fire and release toxic fumes.
DISCONNECT YOUR BATTERY BEFORE YOU WORK ON YOUR DECK.
I need to upgrade my internal drive on my deck again soon anyway from 512gb to 1tb. Soon 🙏🏿
Good work man
wish you done some benchmarks with kdiskmark , it is somewhat similar to crystal disk mark
and taken screen shots of that
I heard these sabrent rocket nvme ssds are great, but it seems the 250Gb & 500GB are more affordable than 1TB
Btw couldn´t you just use image clone tools to clone the smaller ssd onto a newer one?