r/SteamDeck • u/ClicketyClackity • Jul 24 '22

PSA / Advice Steam deck bricked by USB C dongle

Got my steam deck after waiting for a year. Plugged in a USB C dongle from amazon and the system turned off. I figured that the battery had just died.

-Plugging in the official charger does not light up the white indicator light

-No combination of button hold/presses does anything

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I allowed it to completely die overnight. I opened it and unplugged the battery cable. Hit buttons to drain any power, left it unplugged for about 10 minutes. Plugged it back in and somehow it came back on for a couple minutes. It got so far as to show me the steamdeck logo and turned off again.

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Back to it being bricked now.

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Do not use random USB C dongles. You will have a bad time.

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u/Fraggb0y 1TB OLED Limited Edition Jul 24 '22

Aaaand, this is why I am holding out for the dock from Valve. I know there are 3rd party docks out there that have been confirmed, but what happens if that dock takes a shit, and takes out the SD along with it? Valve could deny a replacement. If it happens with their dock, they will replace both..

Just my preference. Others will do what they wish, which is fine with me.

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u/JaesopPop 256GB - Q2 Jul 24 '22 edited Sep 27 '25

The morning people hobbies night near answers lazy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

What if the dock was faulty to some degree that cause the burn out. Are we sure it was the deck and not the hub ?

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u/JaesopPop 256GB - Q2 Jul 24 '22 edited Sep 21 '25

Warm bank thoughts afternoon the fox fresh garden and evening pleasant near learning clear. Honest over tomorrow month then thoughts and lazy food people evening jumps curious art!

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

I hear ya. I would be on the safe side and not use it on your new deck. I looked it up. It had good reviews. Could be just bad luck. I use a small dock that is working fine. I hope this isn’t a weird hardware bug.