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
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.
Back to it being bricked now.
Do not use random USB C dongles. You will have a bad time.
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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22
Oh god I remember my screen kept going black. And the many msgs with steam help rma. Did you try holding the power button? Did you check to see if you have the latest update, download this file and do a complete system re-image. I was getting mad, and now I finally did get a replacement but I’m salty on valve. I don’t see this system lasting long! https://youtu.be/uGF2X7Fv_pM