After a handful of tries, my LCD steam deck is sorta alive again.
For those who are having problems after scouring the internet for a "bricked" or non working lcd steam deck.
I initially left my steam deck uncharged after playing for a while. after 3 weeks to a month, i couldnt turn my steam deck on. Id press the power button, id hear the subtle chime but nothing on the screen. I can feel the haptics of the touch pad and the fans turn on and off intermittently.
ive tried things from reseating the nvme, removing the battery and putting it back and doing the various button combinations accompanied by removing and returning the original charger.
But after reaching out to steam support, what gave me the best outcome so far is doing this.
- Ensure the device is fully powered down by holding the power button for 10 seconds or if possible select shutdown from the Power menu.
- Once the device is shutdown, hold down both the volume - button and the "..." button, then press the power button once. Then you can release all the buttons.
- You will hear a chime and then the white LED light will begin to blink (it may take 5 or more seconds before the blinking begins), which confirms this process is working.
I did not hear the chime in the last part but the led did start to blink. at this point i plugged the charger back in and the led started blinking and turning solid alternately. At this point i kept the charger plugged in and just left it. after a few minutes the logo of the steam deck appeared.
i just left it alone plugged in with the steam deck logo displayed and after a little less than an hour it booted up.
hope this helps someone!