Ssd change

[ShadowWalker]

When swapping the internal ssd card do u need an pc to download steam os or is there another way to get steamos again after changing the ssd without a pc

[Haruspex]

Originally posted by Anime WarplayZ:

When yall did it were yall afraid or any problem happen

I'm pretty comfortable with opening up electronics and fiddling with them, so no, I wasn't afraid. This will vary depending on your own comfort level doing this sort of thing, and as things go doing an SSD swap on a Steam Deck is relatively easy.

Just be aware it's not entirely without risk. I would watch several videos on the upgrade being performed first, and if you're not confident in your own abilities maybe leave it to someone who knows what they're doing.

[Jake Sully]

Originally posted by Anime WarplayZ:

Does a sandisk extreme v30 A2 1tb work for steam deck

That is an microsd not a SSD. MicroSD isn't same as an SSD.

Steamdeck uses a M.2 PCIe Gen 3 NVMe X4 SSD 2230. You will need to buy a 2230 model of M.2 SSD to replace internal SSD.

[ShadowWalker]

Could u send me a 1tb ssd card

[deaddoof]

Originally posted by Anime WarplayZ:

Could u send me a 1tb ssd card

https://frame.work/products/western-digital-sn740-nvme-m-2-2230?v=FRANRTWD0A

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+Deck+SSD+Replacement/148989

https://www.westerndigital.com/products/internal-drives/wd-black-sn770m-nvme-ssd?sku=WDBDNH0010BBK-WRSN

I am not sure about the wd sn770m ssd thou.

16856.531211] nvme 0000:01:00.0:   device [15b7:5042] error status/mask=00000001/0000e000
[16856.531219] nvme 0000:01:00.0:    [ 0] RxErr                 
[17161.915677] mce: [Hardware Error]: Machine check events logged
[17161.915684] [Hardware Error]: Corrected error, no action required.
[17161.915689] [Hardware Error]: CPU:0 (17:90:2) MC19_STATUS[-|CE|MiscV|-|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0x982040000001010b
[17161.915700] [Hardware Error]: IPID: 0x0000001813b17000, Syndrome: 0x000000004a000005
[17161.915704] [Hardware Error]: Northbridge IO Unit Ext. Error Code: 1, PCIE error.
[17161.915707] [Hardware Error]: cache level: L3/GEN, tx: GEN, mem-tx: GEN

I do not know why my sysstem didn't crash with this error.

[ShadowWalker]

SABRENT Rocket 2230 NVMe 4.0 1TB High Performance PCIe 4.0 M.2 2230 SSD [SB-2130-1TB] Would this work

[PopinFRESH]

Originally posted by Jake Sully:

Originally posted by Anime WarplayZ:

Does a sandisk extreme v30 A2 1tb work for steam deck

That is an microsd not a SSD. MicroSD isn't same as an SSD.

Steamdeck uses a M.2 PCIe Gen 3 NVMe X4 SSD 2230. You will need to buy a 2230 model of M.2 SSD to replace internal SSD.

Of note, however, it also does work with microSD cards and the SanDisk Extreme will work with the Steam Deck; but that isn't replacing the internal SSD/eMMC storage.

[PopinFRESH]

Originally posted by Anime WarplayZ:

SABRENT Rocket 2230 NVMe 4.0 1TB High Performance PCIe 4.0 M.2 2230 SSD [SB-2130-1TB] Would this work

Yes that will work

iFixit also now sells the Micron 2400 M.2 2230 2TB

https://www.ifixit.com/products/micron-2400-nvme-pcie-gen4-2230-ssd

[ShadowWalker]

Alr ty i didnt even realize the first one was a sd tysm that saved my ass lol how well would the 1tb ssd run on games?

[PopinFRESH]

Both the Sabrent Rocket 2230 and the Micron 2400 are PCIe Gen4 x4 SSDs so they will exceed the throughput of the M.2 slot on the Steam Deck so they will perform as good or better than Stock (depending on which SSD/eMMC model you got in your SteamDeck).

I personally have the Micron 2400 2TB in my SteamDeck as well as the SanDisk Extreme A2 1TB microSD card. I use the microSD card mostly for my emulators/roms from my old console collection and the internal 2TB for my Steam games.

[ShadowWalker]

Small question when swapping the ssd do u take out the sd before anything cause alot of youtubers dont mention it but some comments say to take out the sd before anything else

[Jake Sully]

Originally posted by Anime WarplayZ:

SABRENT Rocket 2230 NVMe 4.0 1TB High Performance PCIe 4.0 M.2 2230 SSD [SB-2130-1TB] Would this work

A PCIe Gen 4 SSD will work too but then it will downclock to PCIe Gen 3 speeds since the steam deck does not have hardware support to use full Gen 4 speeds.

When opening the steam deck check if the back panel is hooked over the MicroSD slot if it does then remove the MicroSD card if that is what you are wondering about?

[PopinFRESH]

Originally posted by Anime WarplayZ:

Small question when swapping the ssd do u take out the sd before anything cause alot of youtubers dont mention it but some comments say to take out the sd before anything else

If you have a microSD card installed yes you will need to remove it because it will physically block removal of the back casing.