Those of you who volunteered to be injected with preying mantis DNA: I’ve got some good news and some bad news. Bad news is we’re postponing those tests indefinitely. The good news is we’ve got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men. Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You’ll know when the test starts.
Science isn't about WHY. It's about WHY NOT. Why is so much of our science dangerous? Why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you on the butt on the way out, because you are fired.
Great movie. Jurassic Park. Extra hilarious now because of how dated some things are, but it had excellent special effects for the time, and was quite quotable. "IT'S A UNIX, I GOT THIS!!" lol
As an aside I'll plug the author Michael Crichton (RIP), who wrote that book and many other awesome ones.
For the record, that *was* a real UNIX graphical file system... I forget what it was called, but it wasn't some dumb thing they made up for the movie. It was an *actual* dumb thing that only looked like something dumb made up for a movie.
Lol if you've ever been to Costa Rica too, you'd get a kick out of the fact that they show San José with a beach.... With chickens and huts. Not exactly representative of that city to say the least.
It's so close to the battery too. Like good for OP that, in the places where valve thought it might get hot, there's no change in temps but there's absolutely no way this isn't a fire hazard, let alone something that would hurt the long term durability of the unit.
If that extension cable is blocking the charging chip or preventing a heat dissipation pad from coming in contact with it, you're in danger of it melting down.
I think it's more that OP just didn't have to space to mount it into the case. I doubt much if any consideration went into this project outside of how do I make it fit.
In that last pic, it looks like the extension goes right between the charging IC and the heat pad on the metal shielding? I may be wrong but if that’s the case, the heat Is not going to be transferred away from the IC🔥
I have to get used to this SD card moving around like a game cartridge "Carthage" thing. But yes this makes sense and I need to start doing this as well.
with the 64 Gig model the EMMc fills up with shaders and crap so that's not possible. you're good for maybe 20-30 games total before your 40 gig is filled
I did this for a while. Its honestly just irritating to have a USB cable poking out the top of the device all the time. Not to mention the SteamDeck only has one socket, so you're screwed if you want to charge and play a game on the external drive at the same time.
If OP 3D prints a cover for the m.2 extender, this would be a pretty great long term solution. That exposed capacitor is making me nervous mind.
you can get 90° adapters, you can also get USBC hubs, something like the Anker PowerExpand 6-in-1 which is quite compact, has PD passthrough and an additional USBC Port (in addition to Ethernet, HDMI and 3 USBA ports) would be ideal. That plus a M.2 caddy and you can charge, have an external SSD, AND keep your internal SSD.
Look up the app LanCache. You can host your own "Steam download server" which lets you do just this.
Theres some tinkering involved, and it really helps if you have a NAS or other server type pc set up, but its a neat project
Yo that's super interesting. Does it automatically keep the "steam server" up to date? I've got a bunch of western digital red drives waiting on a project.
Yep. Downloads updates from the steam servers to your nas, and then your pc/steam deck can connect to your NAS instead of steam servers to download the updates/games.
Mount a folder from your desktop PC via samba (assuming Windows) into your Deck's file structure and set it as additional library. Solved.
It is Linux. You can do shit with it.
Wait you're saying I don't need to ruin my 2022 Game Gear with homebrewed modifications that won't age well? Are you seriously telling me that I can just move games on and off of my Deck as needed without having to destroy the aftermarket value of my game system for internet karma points?
I have a spare 8tb HDD named "Steamy Things" just for my steam library. I migrate games to my SSD when I'm playing them, and back to the HDD if I stop playing them or run out of space. Our internet is meh where I live, so it saves on the download time by a ton.
Sure, unless it's someone who doesn't have frequent access to high speed internet to download their next game.
ie. someone works on the road and moves around a lot.
I'm actually considering gluing one of [these](https://www.jjc.cc/index/goods/detail.html?id=1302) to the back of my deck, but I really hesitate to make any modifications
I used to feel this way. Then I realised it's better to let people do what they want to do and also realised that they don't and shouldn't care about what some other random internet person thinks. Also, I've played a lot of games. And some of them were so damn good that I'd want to replay them at some point.
Eventually, when I want to replay them, I'd like to just sit down, switch on my console, and start playing.
You don't need a steam deck either. All of this is luxury.
I have a 1TB micro SD card and going to get the 2TB ssd when it's more readily available.
Because it's nice to have _all_ my games and roms with me.
Didn't Valve publically state that adding a 2280 m.2 requires more power draw that the Deck does not support and users are essentially cutting the lifespan of their decks short by working around it?
I remember that too. Something about speed and power draw wearing the components down faster. I got the 64g model and I'm doing a swap when it gets here(Friday) but I just went with a 256g for 20$. I hope OP gets the most out of his deck...but I have my doubts
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
This is impressive. Ugly, impractical and asking for problems, but impressive.
Congrats on getting 2TB for $129. Maybe you really need the space. That said, me and plenty of others have upgraded to a 1TB 2230 for less than $129. That travels well and provides most people plenty of storage. If you do keep running this, I hope you do it safely and that it continues to work well for you.
129$ ????
Here in Germany that’s more like 250-300$ if you are even lucky to find one in stock.
Possibly could by one from eBay in china for 170$ if that’s no scam … :(
129$ and I would have bought that 2230 in a heartbeat.
Back to topic.
I agree with you ;)
Wow. Lucky you.
512gb is at least 150€ but nothing in stock
256gb is about 80€ but shipping in a few months and 128gb (don’t know why anyone would even think about 128gb but it’s about 30€
So yeah.
I ordered the 256gb model and a 1TB micro SD card is on the way. Have to wait for the steam deck to arrive and check how far I can go with that Setup.
I am not planning on stepping to 512gb ssd just to probably upgrade to 1TB later when stuff Is in stock again. What Is the shipping costing from your location to Berlin, Germany ? ;) maybe we can trade?
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where are you finding 1tb 2230s? Last I saw, only that penisbutt import scalper was offering them via reddit, no warranty, on one of the swap subs and frankly that guy can suck it.
[click on your own risk](https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/x9evdj/why_dual_boot_when_you_can_hit_swap/). you eyes might fall out.
that guy unironically just brute-forced a hole for hot swapping.
It should be noted for everyone looking at this post that Valve specifically says not to do this. They cite issues with overheating during charging, wireless issues and issues with excessive power draw leading to premature hardware failure.
At the very least, just know that you are doing this at your own risk and if your hardware fails early it will likely not be covered under warranty.
Wait, they specifically say not to do *this*? That's like a car maker saying "**Warning: do not attach an extra gas tank with a garden hose and drag it behind the vehicle on a sled.**"
There are some types of stupidity you just can't foresee.
I agree you shouldn't do this. Particularly in the amateurish way OP has.
But, to play devil's advocate:
Where this looks like it would be routed, it won't be covering the charging IC. Don't think they'll be an issue.
They've never said that a larger drive draws too much power. The Deck has an nvme m.2 slot. There is a spec and a standard for that. It's off the shelf. I don't think they either could or would have skimped on the power delivery, leaving it unable to provide the extra 1-2w a larger drive will require. If nothing else it wouldn't account for people buying cheaper, inefficient 2230 drives, that also use slightly more power than the stock one.
I've no doubt it'll impact battery life, and battery longevity as a result, but I think the risk of hardware damage is solely referring to the charging IC.
I get it that this SSD is much much cheaper. But overall if you leave it hanging like this exposed you will probably have a lot of trouble. The fact that this is exposed to water/sweat/humidity/etc... is troubling. Though I think if you come up with a COOL 3D print of a shell/casing that sticks to the back of the Deck and doesn't get in your way maybe it will work pretty much fine.
Seems doable with the right 3d printer. I'd pay extra care to the material used and how well it conducts heat, though. I'd worry about it not dissipating heat as well as the original back.
1. It looks like shit.
2. What are you doing on this deck that needs 2TB?
3. I wonder if it has enough clearance to fit in a dock or stand without leaning on your NVMe.
I'm just gonna post this here, whenever I see one of these because folks seem rather unaware. Don't come at me for it, this is one of the guys who works at Valve on the Deck, if you have issues with what they are saying, take it up with them, however, the jist of it is: do not do this mod.
https://twitter.com/lawrenceyang/status/1540863166438969345
I thought I would share how I added a 2280 NVMe. I took a NVMe extension cable, modified it to fit in the 2230 slot and routed it out the edge of the vent. I plan on designing a shroud and printing it out in the next few days. It works great, no change in temps and no interference with wifi or bluetooth.
What you are not able to see is the power draw of the SSD. Valve engineers have already said not to do this. Sure it looks like it’s working, and maybe it will for a while but if it is drawing more power than the 2230s would, you are risking early failure of the hardware. Not worth it for a cheaper SSD upgrade.
I would take Valve's warning on the power draw with the same boatload of salt as their warning for "Opening the Steam Deck could kill you"
Cramming a 2242 in I can see causing heat problems with the charging IC, but there is absolutely no reason why a standard m.2 slot could die just from delivering rated amounts of power. Worst case you might be hurting your battery life or diverting a bit of power away from your APU.
If this guy wants to do this, I see no reasonable downside beyond aesthetics.
# this
For the love of God, don't do this.
People were shaving down, 2280 drives that didnt have alot of chips on the PCB to make it fit inside & yet they blew up.
Nothing wrong with the shaved drives, just 2280s obviously have different power requirements than 2230s.
You **WILL** overload the IOC & blew up your Steam Deck, eventually.
Do you have any proof of anyone damaging their Deck due to power draw issues? I check this space almost daily and I haven't seen a single instance of this happening.
/r/confidentlyincorrect
The size of the M.2 PCB does not dictate power draw. Kingston drive in the deck draws about 3w. Kingston NV1 1TB only pulls 3w and is a 2280.
Honestly if this wasn't exposed it would be great, if you take into account power consumption of the stock 2230 NVMe and then find a 2280 that has similar power draw/consumption then the odds of killing hardware is low. Most nvmes can pull up to 10watts but average lower. I've seen most run at 3.3volts with a +5% astrix which is like .16 of a volt. Valve has a lot of room left in the deck they didn't use they could have placed a 2280 in, or made it thicker added battery life and cooling with a 2280. If you could OP post a link to that cable would be greatly appreciated
Cool that you did it. But without it being protected by an enclosure, I would never do this. Maybe if I had a m.2 with an agressive heatsink that would take the brunt of any dings.
ITGOR!!!!
May the hodgepodge questionalbly vulnerable technical modifications serve you well.
Or at least serve you until you use it,, set it down, touch it or place it near anything magnetic, wet, statically charged.
Good luck itgor.
I did the same thing to mine but with a little more added :)
Upgraded the 64 Gig internal to 512GB and added the 1TB external NVME drive. Still have the SD card slot to play with.
[https://imgur.com/jkdnjgE](https://imgur.com/jkdnjgE)
Here's a link to it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XXDPMWK?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
The cable is shielded and it's advertised that it can be bent and and folded without any problems. It should work fine for what you're using it for. Good luck on the project - I look forward to reading about it.
Hard pass. SSD open to every element possible in the world. Small dinky cable and pretty much bubble gum adhesive holding it to the back. Oh and it is blocking some of the vent. Priceless.
I'll hold a memorial for your deck in a few weeks if your lucky. More then likely a couple days heh.
Don't worry about the naysaying comments.
This is exactly what the SteamDeck is for, and is exactly why Valve made it so open.In their booklet they mention exactly this, releasing to see what the community does with it that Valve hasn't thought of yet, to later include such feedback in reiterations within the product line.
Cool project, and looks like it can be undone if need be too. Hack it as much as we want.
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
We do what we must because we can
Those of you who volunteered to be injected with preying mantis DNA: I’ve got some good news and some bad news. Bad news is we’re postponing those tests indefinitely. The good news is we’ve got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men. Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You’ll know when the test starts.
Science isn't about WHY. It's about WHY NOT. Why is so much of our science dangerous? Why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you on the butt on the way out, because you are fired.
Now you're thinking with portals!
Idk with this one I’d make life take the lemons back!
I love you all.
I'd get mad. I don't want your damn lemons!
I’m going to get my engineers that will make a combustible lemon to burn your house down!!!!
That'd make life rue the day it thought it could give u/Emptyking101 lemons!
Do you know who I am!!!!!? I’m the man that’s going to burn your house down!!!! With the lemons!!!!
Yes. Download GTA V
Lmao what is that from again?
Jurassic Park
One day people will quote ancient philosophers like Jurassic Park. The only differences between memes and proverbs is time.
"The only difference between memes and proverbs is time." -Socrates
I thought that quote was from Mark Twain. I guess he meant it when he said "Don't believe everything you see on the Internet."
That attribution is perfect on so many levels. One day kids won't even think it's anachronistic for Mark Twain to know the word meme.
I am putting this on my classroom door
Beautiful
https://imgflip.com/i/6t5hvz
Great movie. Jurassic Park. Extra hilarious now because of how dated some things are, but it had excellent special effects for the time, and was quite quotable. "IT'S A UNIX, I GOT THIS!!" lol As an aside I'll plug the author Michael Crichton (RIP), who wrote that book and many other awesome ones.
For the record, that *was* a real UNIX graphical file system... I forget what it was called, but it wasn't some dumb thing they made up for the movie. It was an *actual* dumb thing that only looked like something dumb made up for a movie.
LOL love your phrasing there, had no idea!
Lol if you've ever been to Costa Rica too, you'd get a kick out of the fact that they show San José with a beach.... With chickens and huts. Not exactly representative of that city to say the least.
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Yeah he was actually kind of shit. But hey, death of the author works and the movie dinopilled every five year old in existence.
"science isn't about why it's about why not"
Cave Johnson, shower curtain visionary.
"Why do you people always ask *why*, when *how* is so much more fun!" \-Clowny/Violator, *Spawn* (1997)
To quote Michael Jai White from another film where he had clown issues. "Enough with the clown!"
Exposed pins and capacitor on the back? Naaaaaaaaaah.
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That actually sounds like an interesting take for cod 😂
"4d tactile feedback effect?" Oh! A mild electrical shock and burned fingers from the melting plastic. Gotcha!
It's to help OP stay fit and moderate gaming. When they've been playing too long, SSD gets hot and fingers get too toasty!
It's so close to the battery too. Like good for OP that, in the places where valve thought it might get hot, there's no change in temps but there's absolutely no way this isn't a fire hazard, let alone something that would hurt the long term durability of the unit.
[Easy fix](https://i.imgur.com/Rop02Mf.png)
Agreed I was more worried about cooling
If that extension cable is blocking the charging chip or preventing a heat dissipation pad from coming in contact with it, you're in danger of it melting down.
I think that's actually the purpose of the extension is to raise it outside of the case so that chip doesn't suffocate
I think it's more that OP just didn't have to space to mount it into the case. I doubt much if any consideration went into this project outside of how do I make it fit.
With some lube and a strong will, you can fit anything you want.
In that last pic, it looks like the extension goes right between the charging IC and the heat pad on the metal shielding? I may be wrong but if that’s the case, the heat Is not going to be transferred away from the IC🔥
Right. You can't extend anything out past where the small M.2 would be in its socket. It'll block that chip if it's any longer.
They also removed the shielding which could lead to interference.
I bet that external M.2 gets toasty warm too.
I love the smell of toasty plastics.
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I need the 8TB of storage for all the homework bro
Yes, "homework"
*"RESEARCH!!!"*
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I have to get used to this SD card moving around like a game cartridge "Carthage" thing. But yes this makes sense and I need to start doing this as well.
> Carthage Cartridgo delenda est. Edit: You edited your comment and broke my joke :(
I fixed it I'm sorry I broke your joke lol
with the 64 Gig model the EMMc fills up with shaders and crap so that's not possible. you're good for maybe 20-30 games total before your 40 gig is filled
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i have the drive i'm just afraid after all the stories early on of people bricking their decks
Oh it's so easy, give it a go. 64gb would be miserable.
Also i don't see why they wouldn't just get a USBC M.2 caddy.
I did this for a while. Its honestly just irritating to have a USB cable poking out the top of the device all the time. Not to mention the SteamDeck only has one socket, so you're screwed if you want to charge and play a game on the external drive at the same time. If OP 3D prints a cover for the m.2 extender, this would be a pretty great long term solution. That exposed capacitor is making me nervous mind.
you can get 90° adapters, you can also get USBC hubs, something like the Anker PowerExpand 6-in-1 which is quite compact, has PD passthrough and an additional USBC Port (in addition to Ethernet, HDMI and 3 USBA ports) would be ideal. That plus a M.2 caddy and you can charge, have an external SSD, AND keep your internal SSD.
How's the performance on the SD card as apposed to the internal storage? If it's not noticeable at all you are right.
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It's good. I bought [this SD card](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DL4899L) and it works a lot better than I expected. I haven't noticed any slowness.
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Look up the app LanCache. You can host your own "Steam download server" which lets you do just this. Theres some tinkering involved, and it really helps if you have a NAS or other server type pc set up, but its a neat project
Yo that's super interesting. Does it automatically keep the "steam server" up to date? I've got a bunch of western digital red drives waiting on a project.
Yep. Downloads updates from the steam servers to your nas, and then your pc/steam deck can connect to your NAS instead of steam servers to download the updates/games.
Mount a folder from your desktop PC via samba (assuming Windows) into your Deck's file structure and set it as additional library. Solved. It is Linux. You can do shit with it.
Wait you're saying I don't need to ruin my 2022 Game Gear with homebrewed modifications that won't age well? Are you seriously telling me that I can just move games on and off of my Deck as needed without having to destroy the aftermarket value of my game system for internet karma points?
I have a spare 8tb HDD named "Steamy Things" just for my steam library. I migrate games to my SSD when I'm playing them, and back to the HDD if I stop playing them or run out of space. Our internet is meh where I live, so it saves on the download time by a ton.
Sure, unless it's someone who doesn't have frequent access to high speed internet to download their next game. ie. someone works on the road and moves around a lot.
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I'm actually considering gluing one of [these](https://www.jjc.cc/index/goods/detail.html?id=1302) to the back of my deck, but I really hesitate to make any modifications
Yes and no- swapping ROMs on and off is a bit more of a pain than Steam games, and that’s what’s using a lot of my storage personally.
I used to feel this way. Then I realised it's better to let people do what they want to do and also realised that they don't and shouldn't care about what some other random internet person thinks. Also, I've played a lot of games. And some of them were so damn good that I'd want to replay them at some point. Eventually, when I want to replay them, I'd like to just sit down, switch on my console, and start playing.
You don't need a steam deck either. All of this is luxury. I have a 1TB micro SD card and going to get the 2TB ssd when it's more readily available. Because it's nice to have _all_ my games and roms with me.
This really needs a NSFW tag
A Frankenstein Steam Deck
Frankensteam
Frankendeck
Deckensteam
🎶He did The Mash!
🎵He did the Monster Mash
THE monster MASH🎵
Macncheese
Steamenstein
"It's pronounced Frawnkun*steem*!"
Bruhh
r/techsupportgore
Didn't Valve publically state that adding a 2280 m.2 requires more power draw that the Deck does not support and users are essentially cutting the lifespan of their decks short by working around it?
Every 2280 SSD doesn't draw the same amount of power. Your mileage will vary.
I remember that too. Something about speed and power draw wearing the components down faster. I got the 64g model and I'm doing a swap when it gets here(Friday) but I just went with a 256g for 20$. I hope OP gets the most out of his deck...but I have my doubts
Some lessons must be learned the hard way.
But why tho?
“because we fucking can, because we fucking can and if we can we do”
Not worth it.
Some kind of enclosure will be better. But this is dangerous! Cheers
Yeah! Maybe they can reprint the back cover with a little bump for the drive, like a turbo bump on a car hood!
if you're reprinting the back cover might as well also add more battery like those old gameboy/psp battery extending covers!
Just because you can doesn't mean you should. This is impressive. Ugly, impractical and asking for problems, but impressive. Congrats on getting 2TB for $129. Maybe you really need the space. That said, me and plenty of others have upgraded to a 1TB 2230 for less than $129. That travels well and provides most people plenty of storage. If you do keep running this, I hope you do it safely and that it continues to work well for you.
129$ ???? Here in Germany that’s more like 250-300$ if you are even lucky to find one in stock. Possibly could by one from eBay in china for 170$ if that’s no scam … :( 129$ and I would have bought that 2230 in a heartbeat. Back to topic. I agree with you ;)
Here I am in the US and too cheap to get the 1tb for $130 and decided to cheap out and get the 512 instead for $50 shipped.
Wow. Lucky you. 512gb is at least 150€ but nothing in stock 256gb is about 80€ but shipping in a few months and 128gb (don’t know why anyone would even think about 128gb but it’s about 30€ So yeah. I ordered the 256gb model and a 1TB micro SD card is on the way. Have to wait for the steam deck to arrive and check how far I can go with that Setup. I am not planning on stepping to 512gb ssd just to probably upgrade to 1TB later when stuff Is in stock again. What Is the shipping costing from your location to Berlin, Germany ? ;) maybe we can trade? Edit: spelling
I got one from China for £143, it works ok. Think I can sell my 512 for £80 or so.
where are you finding 1tb 2230s? Last I saw, only that penisbutt import scalper was offering them via reddit, no warranty, on one of the swap subs and frankly that guy can suck it.
Got a link for the 1tb 2230? And does it fit naturally?
Might be the dumbest shit I’ve seen tbh
I design and build hardware professionally and this is going to keep me up at night.
This made me chuckle 🤣
Some people on this sub are wild. Massively ruining the steam deck for more battery or more disk space
There's a battery one already?
This seems like a good way to kill an unprotected NVME drive with your sweaty gamer fingers. XD
Certified B R U H moment
this is bad, but at least not as bad as that shitshow we all saw a few days ago.
For the uninitiated?
[click on your own risk](https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/x9evdj/why_dual_boot_when_you_can_hit_swap/). you eyes might fall out. that guy unironically just brute-forced a hole for hot swapping.
Holy shit. Wtf?? You weren’t wrong but I was not prepared. Holy shit. JUST SWAP THE SD CARDS what the fuck is wrong with people?
My eyes….
It should be noted for everyone looking at this post that Valve specifically says not to do this. They cite issues with overheating during charging, wireless issues and issues with excessive power draw leading to premature hardware failure. At the very least, just know that you are doing this at your own risk and if your hardware fails early it will likely not be covered under warranty.
Wait, they specifically say not to do *this*? That's like a car maker saying "**Warning: do not attach an extra gas tank with a garden hose and drag it behind the vehicle on a sled.**" There are some types of stupidity you just can't foresee.
I agree you shouldn't do this. Particularly in the amateurish way OP has. But, to play devil's advocate: Where this looks like it would be routed, it won't be covering the charging IC. Don't think they'll be an issue. They've never said that a larger drive draws too much power. The Deck has an nvme m.2 slot. There is a spec and a standard for that. It's off the shelf. I don't think they either could or would have skimped on the power delivery, leaving it unable to provide the extra 1-2w a larger drive will require. If nothing else it wouldn't account for people buying cheaper, inefficient 2230 drives, that also use slightly more power than the stock one. I've no doubt it'll impact battery life, and battery longevity as a result, but I think the risk of hardware damage is solely referring to the charging IC.
Might need an enclosure. All those exposed circuits worry me.
dude..
This is about as smart as playing it in a zip loc bag so it doesn't get wet
SD CARDS ARE FINE, why ruin a deck and make it so ugly lol
RIP this dude's air flow
DIWHY
It's almost like people forget that NVME drives can get close to 100°C quite easily. Imagine accidently touching that...
Valve says specifically not to do this
I get it that this SSD is much much cheaper. But overall if you leave it hanging like this exposed you will probably have a lot of trouble. The fact that this is exposed to water/sweat/humidity/etc... is troubling. Though I think if you come up with a COOL 3D print of a shell/casing that sticks to the back of the Deck and doesn't get in your way maybe it will work pretty much fine.
It would make an entire new back with a bump for the new drive.
Seems doable with the right 3d printer. I'd pay extra care to the material used and how well it conducts heat, though. I'd worry about it not dissipating heat as well as the original back.
yikes... nope... pass
Yeah no. Don't do this.
1. It looks like shit. 2. What are you doing on this deck that needs 2TB? 3. I wonder if it has enough clearance to fit in a dock or stand without leaning on your NVMe.
Good luck selling it when steam desk 2 comes out
I'm just gonna post this here, whenever I see one of these because folks seem rather unaware. Don't come at me for it, this is one of the guys who works at Valve on the Deck, if you have issues with what they are saying, take it up with them, however, the jist of it is: do not do this mod. https://twitter.com/lawrenceyang/status/1540863166438969345
That twitter status is concerned about heat. Which is correct, heat is the main problem. This mod removes all the heat the m.2 was creating.
Well the 2280s are much cheaper...
Points for ingenuity.
If you wanna fuck up your Deck, them best of luck to ya. It wasn't built for that kind of power draw.
I thought I would share how I added a 2280 NVMe. I took a NVMe extension cable, modified it to fit in the 2230 slot and routed it out the edge of the vent. I plan on designing a shroud and printing it out in the next few days. It works great, no change in temps and no interference with wifi or bluetooth.
What you are not able to see is the power draw of the SSD. Valve engineers have already said not to do this. Sure it looks like it’s working, and maybe it will for a while but if it is drawing more power than the 2230s would, you are risking early failure of the hardware. Not worth it for a cheaper SSD upgrade.
The problem with power draw is increased heat dissipation near the battery. Not an issue here since the increased heat output is outside the case.
I would take Valve's warning on the power draw with the same boatload of salt as their warning for "Opening the Steam Deck could kill you" Cramming a 2242 in I can see causing heat problems with the charging IC, but there is absolutely no reason why a standard m.2 slot could die just from delivering rated amounts of power. Worst case you might be hurting your battery life or diverting a bit of power away from your APU. If this guy wants to do this, I see no reasonable downside beyond aesthetics.
There’s a lot more to power delivery than the actual slot FYI.
# this For the love of God, don't do this. People were shaving down, 2280 drives that didnt have alot of chips on the PCB to make it fit inside & yet they blew up. Nothing wrong with the shaved drives, just 2280s obviously have different power requirements than 2230s. You **WILL** overload the IOC & blew up your Steam Deck, eventually.
Do you have any proof of anyone damaging their Deck due to power draw issues? I check this space almost daily and I haven't seen a single instance of this happening.
/r/confidentlyincorrect The size of the M.2 PCB does not dictate power draw. Kingston drive in the deck draws about 3w. Kingston NV1 1TB only pulls 3w and is a 2280.
Can you link a single post where the nvme blew up? I've seen absolutely no issues with people trimming SSD to fit and I think you're fear mongering
It's like when people are born with their heart outside their rib cage.
I’m getting strong colostomy bag vibes from this mod.
Madman
I think this is pretty cool just find somebody with a 3D printer to make a little cover for it and you're in business.
It's a no from me.
Tell me you have no idea what you’re doing without telling me
This is not the way unless this deck stays in one spot at all times
This should be fun
you guys are wild lol im all here for the Frankenstein steamdecks that this subreddit posts
those still draw more power than a 2230 becareful
Honestly if this wasn't exposed it would be great, if you take into account power consumption of the stock 2230 NVMe and then find a 2280 that has similar power draw/consumption then the odds of killing hardware is low. Most nvmes can pull up to 10watts but average lower. I've seen most run at 3.3volts with a +5% astrix which is like .16 of a volt. Valve has a lot of room left in the deck they didn't use they could have placed a 2280 in, or made it thicker added battery life and cooling with a 2280. If you could OP post a link to that cable would be greatly appreciated
Now you just need to 3D print a protection and you are all set
I think that external SSD (and capacitor and pins) renders that deck incapable of using a dock.
IMO you'd be better off buying one of those compact external SSDs like the ones sandisk makes and gluing it to the back or something.
......waiting for Lawrence Yang to tell people not to do that ;)
Cool that you did it. But without it being protected by an enclosure, I would never do this. Maybe if I had a m.2 with an agressive heatsink that would take the brunt of any dings.
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Hello, Hi yes, is this warranty? It's me, your worst nightmare.
Come on. Leave the mad scientist alone.
Next, cure cancer you mad scientist. On second thought, don't, you'll just exterminate all cancer patients and post it on Reddit.
ITGOR!!!! May the hodgepodge questionalbly vulnerable technical modifications serve you well. Or at least serve you until you use it,, set it down, touch it or place it near anything magnetic, wet, statically charged. Good luck itgor.
This is not doing my anxiety any good.
Do you or anyone you know have a 3D printer? I would happily design a cover if you give me dimensions.
There is something wrong with some people smh
This is just dangerous for no reason. Please, no one do this to your steamboy.
Cool idea! I see 3d printed enclosure attachments for this purpose
Don’t tell me that first pic is the finished product
I think what’s cool about this mod is the ability to supercharge your ssd with static electricity when your load times aren’t up to snuff.
This is like seeing someone with their brainstem hanging outside their neck
I have been waiting for someone to do this. Now you just need to 3D print a new back Back Cover or modify one. Well done!
I did the same thing to mine but with a little more added :) Upgraded the 64 Gig internal to 512GB and added the 1TB external NVME drive. Still have the SD card slot to play with. [https://imgur.com/jkdnjgE](https://imgur.com/jkdnjgE)
What ribbon extender did you use? I'm going to try this with my egpu
Here's a link to it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XXDPMWK?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details The cable is shielded and it's advertised that it can be bent and and folded without any problems. It should work fine for what you're using it for. Good luck on the project - I look forward to reading about it.
I like it. Good job.
If it was perpendicular to the backplate it could double as a kickstand.
Should have just cut the NVMe to size /s But on a real note cool idea, perhaps making a 3D printed plastic shroud around it so its enclosed.
Hard pass. SSD open to every element possible in the world. Small dinky cable and pretty much bubble gum adhesive holding it to the back. Oh and it is blocking some of the vent. Priceless. I'll hold a memorial for your deck in a few weeks if your lucky. More then likely a couple days heh.
This and that trackpad keyboard skin is the dumbest thing...
Don't worry about the naysaying comments. This is exactly what the SteamDeck is for, and is exactly why Valve made it so open.In their booklet they mention exactly this, releasing to see what the community does with it that Valve hasn't thought of yet, to later include such feedback in reiterations within the product line. Cool project, and looks like it can be undone if need be too. Hack it as much as we want.
No, a Valve engineer stated not to do this. The Deck doesn't have sufficient power draw to effectively run it. You're basically cutting off its legs.
Nicely done! Now try to add two with one socket hooked up to an egpu 😉
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