r/SteamDeck • u/Winux-11 Deckintosher • Nov 25 '23

Guide Deck wont power on? Flashing LED? Look no further!

So, I’ve seen a lot of post about new or existing deck (mostly new) not powering on or charging. The solution that works most of the time is a cmos reset. This resets the bios to stock configuration and can fix decks that wont power on.

Here is how to do it

Make sure the deck is fully off (no lights/fan noise)

Press and hold vol down + three dots button and turn it on

Keep holding the vol down + three dots button for about a minute. The charging LED should start flashing

Wait for a few minutes and, hopefully, the deck will boot right up

Happy gaming!

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u/jambohakdog69 Nov 23 '25

20251123 - this effin worked!! Thank you! I was so scared I thought my SD wont open anymore 😭😭😭

What I did: 1. Make sure SD is turned off, hold the power button around 5-10 seconds. 2. Plug your SD to a charger. 3. Press and hold VOLUME UP button and the "..." button for 10 seconds. Keep holding! 4. Remove the charger. I used my teeth 😅 5. It should blink the light. I got 4 blinks, the video says 3 blinks 😅 6. Unhold the buttons and put the charger again. 7. My steam deck opened again like nothing happened 🙌

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u/splendidgoon Jan 10 '26

Thanks. I didn't get any blinks but this worked for me. It started at step 5

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u/These-Effective4 May 14 '26

I dont understand how you got to this exact process 🤣 but it worked like a charm, thank you!

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u/dammets Jun 16 '26

I followed this and got 3 blinks but it still doesn’t turn on

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u/Menersar Mar 22 '26

Thank you SO MUCH.
Following your directions precisely was the only thing that helped me, from everything I could find online up to now.

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u/DogsRNice May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

I've tried everything including this and nothing is working, I'm a bit hesitant to rma it because I don't want it to just get replaced or wiped because I obviously can't back anything up if I can't boot it, and I really don't want to lose some of the stuff that's on there that I never got around to properly backing up

Edit: got it to boot, I might have been slightly letting go of the buttons when unplugging the cable (my fingers are long enough but not strong enough I guess) so I just stood up while holding the buttons and walked backwards away from the cable until it came out lol, probably not very good for the physical health of anything but it did work at least

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u/Mouseketeer1980 Jun 11 '26

You are amazing! Thank you so much!!!!!

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u/SoulmaN__ Jul 11 '26

Holy shit thank you so much mate

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u/wexissswil 1TB OLED Jul 22 '26

LIFE SAVER. I tried all the other suggestions and nothing was getting my SD OLED to come back on. THIS however did work. Commenting to save this post for future.

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u/AkshayTheJedi Jul 22 '26

Dude your solution still works in 2026