Difficulty

Easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

Sections

1

  • Back Cover
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

Before you begin, completely power down and unplug all cables from your Steam Deck. Remember to follow general electrostatic discharge (ESD) safety procedures while repairing the device.

Note: The back button faces (L4, R4, L5, and R5) are part of the back cover and cannot be separately removed.

Valve warns that removing the back cover can weaken the Steam Deck’s structural integrity.

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the back cover screws
  • To minimize risk of damage, turn on your Steam Deck and allow the battery to discharge below 25% before starting your repairs. A charged lithium-ion battery can be very dangerous if accidentally punctured.
  • Before starting this guide, power down your Steam Deck and unplug any cables.
  • As an extra precaution, Valve recommends putting your Steam Deck into battery storage mode within the BIOS before starting any internal repairs. Read how to do that here.
  • If you have a microSD card installed, make sure to remove it before opening the Steam Deck.
  • Use a Phillips driver to remove the eight screws securing the back cover:
  • Four 9.5 mm screws
  • Four 5.8 mm screws
  • Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from to avoid damaging your Steam Deck.

To minimize risk of damage, turn on your Steam Deck and allow the battery to discharge below 25% before starting your repairs. A charged lithium-ion battery can be very dangerous if accidentally punctured.

Before starting this guide, power down your Steam Deck and unplug any cables.

As an extra precaution, Valve recommends putting your Steam Deck into battery storage mode within the BIOS before starting any internal repairs. Read how to do that here.

If you have a microSD card installed, make sure to remove it before opening the Steam Deck.

Use a Phillips driver to remove the eight screws securing the back cover:

Four 9.5 mm screws

Four 5.8 mm screws

Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from to avoid damaging your Steam Deck.

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Step 2

              Unclip the back cover
  • Insert an opening pick into the thin gap between the back cover and the front shell, along the edge of the right grip.
  • Pry up on the back cover to release it from the locking clips.

Insert an opening pick into the thin gap between the back cover and the front shell, along the edge of the right grip.

Pry up on the back cover to release it from the locking clips.

Step 3

              Remove the back cover
  • Once the clips are disconnected from one edge, the rest disconnect easily.
  • Grip the back cover at the opening you just created and pull it up and away from the device to unclip the long edges.
  • Remove the back cover.

Once the clips are disconnected from one edge, the rest disconnect easily.

Grip the back cover at the opening you just created and pull it up and away from the device to unclip the long edges.

Remove the back cover.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Steam Deck answers community for help.

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israel manzano - Jun 13, 2022

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Alguien sabe donde puedo comprar los 4 tornillos del medio de la tapa trasera, creo que hacen 1,6x5mm ?

La tapa que venden vienen con los tornillos?

Si pueden ser los originales mejor.

Muchas gracias.

Marco Barnes - Oct 4, 2022

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one of my screws stripped what should I do?