Steam Deck OLED Left Touchpad Replacement

Power down your Steam Deck and unplug any cables.

Use a T6 Torx driver to remove the eight 5.8 mm‑long screws securing the back cover.

Insert an opening pick at an upward angle between the back cover and the front shell near one of the triggers.

Slide your pick along the edge of the handle to release the clips securing it to the front shell.

Reinsert your pick and slide it along the top and bottom edges until the back cover feels loose.

Grip the unclipped handle and pull it away from the front shell to release the remaining clips.

Remove the back cover.

Grip the battery cable pull tab, located to the left of the battery.

Firmly pull the battery cable straight away from the motherboard shield (toward the battery) to disconnect it.

During disassembly, skip the next four steps.

Reinstall the two 3.8 mm‑long screws to secure the motherboard shield.

Reconnect the interconnect cable ZIF connector.

Use the flat end of a spudger to slide the battery connector into its socket on the motherboard.

Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the two 3.8 mm‑long screws securing the motherboard shield.

Lift the top edge of the motherboard shield up and flip it over the bottom edge of the frame, away from the motherboard.

Use a spudger to flip up the small white locking flap on the right button board interconnect cable ZIF connector.

Use tweezers or your fingers to grip the cable's pull tab and slide it straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on the left thumbstick ZIF connector.

Use tweezers or your fingers to grip the cable's pull tab and slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Use a spudger to flip up the small white locking flap on the left button board interconnect cable ZIF connector.

Use tweezers or your fingers to grip the cable's pull tab and slide it straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Flip up the small black locking flap on the left thumbstick cable ZIF connector.

Slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Flip up the small locking flap on the D‑pad ZIF connector, located in the top right corner.

The pull tab on this connector may be labeled DPAD.

Slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Flip up the small locking flap on the touchpad board cable ZIF connector, located just below the previous one.

Lift the connector until its arms are free and slide it straight out to disconnect it.

Insert the point of your spudger under the neck of the haptics cable connector.

Gently pry up to disconnect it.

Flip up the small locking flap on the touchpad board cable ZIF connector, located just below the haptics connector.

Slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the four screws securing the left button board:

Two 5.9 mm‑long screws

One 3.8 mm‑long screw

One 4.9 mm‑long screw

Insert the point of your spudger between the bottom right corner of the button board and the frame.

Pry up until you can grab the button board with your fingers.

Remove the button board.

Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the three 5.9 mm‑long screws securing the right thumbstick.

Grip the edges of the thumbstick board and rotate it counterclockwise to clear the trigger.

Remove the thumbstick.

Use tweezers to remove the Steam button membrane.

Flip up the small locking flap on the left touchpad board ZIF connector.

Lift the connector until its arms are free of the socket and slide it straight out to disconnect it.

Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the four 5 mm‑long screws securing the touchpad board.

Use your fingers to remove the touchpad board.

Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the four 6 mm‑long screws securing the touchpad.

Remove the touchpad.