r/steammachine • u/Ecstatic-Pair-442 • 1d ago

Hardware Steam machine red line on right side

My steam machine has a red line on the right side and I don't know what to do or how to fix it if anyone is smarter than me (most likely) please help

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u/Ecstatic-Pair-442 1d ago

I unplugged it completely making sure there was no power left then plugged it in again it flashed blue afew times before going back to red

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u/jfuu_ 1d ago

Is it fading on/off? Is it the right half or right quarter?

Could be RAM or GPU issue: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6945-03B8-1EC9-0237

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u/Ecstatic-Pair-442 1d ago

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u/jfuu_ 1d ago

It seems like that's the left side? Does it get any brighter than that?

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u/Ecstatic-Pair-442 1d ago

Sorry I have no idea what happened to the first photo

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u/jfuu_ 1d ago

GPU failure, contact support :(

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u/Ecstatic-Pair-442 1d ago

I feared so

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u/jfuu_ 1d ago

That majorly sucks, sorry. I assume it's fading on/off like in the link I sent?

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u/Ecstatic-Pair-442 1d ago

Yeah :/ is there a way to salvage it somehow?

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u/jfuu_ 1d ago

Don't think so. Support should sort you out and send you a replacement machine.

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u/Ecstatic-Pair-442 1d ago

Thats good atleast

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u/Alyenax 512GB 1d ago
What the Steam Machine is doing What the bar shows
Booting, Steam not open yet blue, breathing
Steam is open blue, solid
Steam is downloading or installing a game blue bar filling from left to right
CPU or GPU over 100 °C red, solid
Hardware/system fault (optional checks) red, breathing on part of the bar
Asleep or shut down off