I’m out of warranty sadly, and Valve estimates 125$ for repairs, so I’m going to try and solve it myself beforehand.
I think it’s something up with the bios, because after unplugging the battery and reconnecting it, The Steam Deck turns on fine. If I restart it though I have to disconnect the battery again to get it to turn back on
caut_R@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I had something similar before where my Deck was all of a sudden in a bootloop and I couldn‘t get it out of it until the battery had emptied itself, then it worked just fine again.
Let me know if you ever figure out what went wrong with yours, for my curiosity‘s sake
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I let the battery drain last night before plugging it back in. It wouldn’t turn on though, so I ended up unplugging the battery and plugging it back in to kick it into boot. I also flashed the BIOS again earlier and nothing. I can keep unplugging the battery to kick it into boot whenever it shuts off, but opening it up everytime I want to turn it on is far from ideal lol.
I’m suspecting it’s a physical failure of the Power button now. I’ve seen one person suggest shifting the Mobo up a bit because it can shift down to where the button can’t reach after extended use, so I may try that next. I’m also going to unplug the battery and clean the physical button with Alcohol to hopefully improve contact.
caut_R@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The power button thing would be very disappointing cause it is a vital button that is expected to be pushed a lot… I hope you can figure it out whatever it is.