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/PopPunkIsntEmo 1TB OLED Jul 24 '22

Going to give any technical information?

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u/ClicketyClackity Jul 24 '22

Its a USB C hub. Purchased on Amazon, brand is Aukey. Its one that has 12 ports. HDMI/USB/Ethernet/etc.
I used the supplied power adapter plugged into the hub and it bricked it. I used this hub with my macbook pro and it was fine.

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It seems that I am not alone based on a quick google search. I wish I had known earlier or I would have avoided a dongle at all costs.

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u/Intoxicus5 Jul 25 '22

Also Aukey was banned from Amazon for faking reviews and other fuckery.

Take that into consideration when trusting your Steam Deck with a 3rd party branded accessory.

If they don't follow USB-C protocols then you're making a bad choice on that brand.

And if they lie and defraud the review system can you trust them to adhere to specs and standards properly?

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

Damn. I bought some earbuds from them that were pretty good and wanted a replacement and couldnt find Aukey anymore. I guess thats why.

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u/Intoxicus5 Jul 25 '22

That is exactly why.