Now You Can Test Your Steam Deck’s Components Without Breaking It Down

Another day, another useful update for Valve steam deck PC in hand. This time around, it’s a beta update that lets you peek inside your deck without even opening the device. So if you were thinking of hanging up your Steam deck like a pinata today and catching up on the client beta update to see what goodness is lurking in there. You can opt in by going to Settings, selecting System, and then going to the Steam Update Channel.

Once your Steam deck is updated, you can check what components it has by going to the model/serial number under the Hardware header in the System menu. In a post On Steam, Valve said this change lets you check the model and manufacturer of your Steam deck’s components without having to open the thing. Updates if you’re really into things leaves you By pressing B the deck’s startup movie.

Valve gave the example of Steam Deck users using Component Checker when they want to manage their own replacements, or repairs, for components like thumbsticks. Seems a bit awkward. If you replace parts, the ingredient list won’t update, and the deck strictly reflects what was popped when it was originally put together. Valve also noted that current models of the Steam Deck should be quieter than previous versions, thanks to an “engineered foam solution” on the backplate.

Recently added client beta updates of Steam Deck even longer Custom boot video for Valve’s handheld hardware, tripling the length of time you’ve got to mill Tribute In your favorite corners of pop culture. This is probably useful when you can only buy Steam Deck and Dock without reservation One first, so that you can save some more time. One thing to note though is that the deck repair center If you manage to break something while fiddling about replacing components.

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