Introduction
Prerequisite-only guide! This guide is part of another procedure and is not meant to be used alone.
Use this guide to remove the SSD in your Steam Deck.
Tools
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the eight screws securing the back cover:
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Four coarse thread 9.5 mm-long screws
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Four fine thread 5.8 mm-long screws
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Insert an opening pick into the thin gap between the back cover and the front shell, along the edge of the right grip.
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Pry up on the back cover to release it from the locking clips.
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Grip the back cover at the opening you just created and pull it up and away from the device to unclip the long edges.
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Remove the back cover.
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Use a pair of tweezers to remove the piece of foil tape covering the hidden screw on the board shield.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the three screws securing the board shield:
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One 3.4 mm screw
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Two 3.7 mm screws
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Grip the battery cable by its pull tab and pull it directly away from the motherboard to disconnect it.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
there should be a picture of the SD card slot at the start of every Steam Deck teardown. i know the note is there but i generally use the pictures to guide me and forgetting to remove the SD card is a very critical step
Nathan Barrow -
I agree, I just broke mine...
Camille B -
What is the the #1 philips used for? Only the #0 is mentioned in the instructions.
Christopher Martin -
I wish they would specify which size to use for which screws.
Mark D -
I found it easiest to use a PH1 for the red screws, and PH0 for the rest (including the internals.)
Chris Clawson -
Be careful you can strip the screws take your time
I use PH00 bit
jaybush74 -
I used the PH1 bit for this. You can use smaller bits but ideally there should be no play of the bit in the screw head.
Charles Semple -
are there playstation replacements (circle,square,cross,triangle)
Deór -
I used the ifixit tools and used the 00 size for the screws on the back.
Luis B -
I've completed the guide and found it very helpful!
I think somewhere in this part it would be helpful to name the size of the correct Phillips driver to use:
Maynard -
I used the PH1 for the 9.5mm screws and PH00 for the 5.8mm screws. The PH0 wanted to strip one of the small ones.
Pol Llovet -
FYI - 512gb version has blue threadlocker on the Orange screws.
Kyle -
Just a point for knowledge sake, the Four 5.8mm screws on this step are factory installed with a version of locktite. Not sure why but there will be slight resistance when removing the first time.
Derek Schmidlin -
Stripped two of the 5.8mm screws, feel pretty dumb, now I'm stuck at step 2 of 43 :|
Yareyous -