A fan that whines, rattles or has stopped spinning — and a handheld that gets hot and throttles because of it.
Service Details
Steam Deck fan replacement
A rising whine, a rattle that comes and goes, or a fan that has stopped altogether and left the handheld hot and stuttering. It is a small part doing a lot of work in a very tight case.
We replace the fan, clean the heatsink and renew the thermal compound while the case is open, then run the handheld under sustained load to confirm the temperatures and the noise have both come down.