Hey all. Recently picked up a steam deck second hand from someone which isn't working after an SSD replacement. Turns out...

Hi Mike, From past experience with 2.5’ drives, they tend to be a little less reliable. 3.5’ also then to offer a slightly better performance. Also consider this is going to be an always on drive so best to look at the slightly more expensive option of 3.5’ NAS based drives. Fitting wise, unless you’re moving the thing about a lot or intend to put it in a busy, vibration prone environment, I’d probably say a small amount of double sided tape would work just fine too. Neither option of drive is the most idea as mechanical drives are the most reliable but they do offer the size. Hope this helps!

Has this display had a repair previously?

Check system preferences > displays. Is it seen here? If it is then you have a panel issue or backlight panel issues. To check backlight shine a torch on the display and see if any icons or the dock is visible.

Have you attempted to use a different CD? Not all discs are made the same. Failing that you have some very strange write errors on your super drive.

Hi Jason, I’d try somewhere like the Book-yard and see what they have available. From the link I’ve attached I think you have to determine the key mechanism type and they can provide both the key and the mechanism. Hope this helps!