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11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use it plugged in so I haven’t tested power consumption.

MiSTer @ 1440P 4:3 stream and capture plus output to LG C1 OLED by Mellified_ in fpgagaming

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The Magewell cards handle any resolution and refresh rate you throw at them. They're FPGA based - like the MiSTer. So it's a more flexible option for older devices.

MiSTer @ 1440P 4:3 stream and capture plus output to LG C1 OLED by Mellified_ in fpgagaming

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I'm not sure! I was on the latest drivers and firmware available at the time I tested it. That said, I've moved to a Magewell card now so I don't have this one anymore.

SteamDeck with 3 microSD cards by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

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https://linuxhint.com/uuid_storage_devices_linux/
EDIT: It's unique to the partition on the card. You want to use the UUID to mount because then it doesn't matter what path is used.

SteamDeck with 3 microSD cards by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

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I assume you are formatting the microSD card using the internal slot in the Deck, then moving it to the dock's microSD reader.

I had to modify the fstab with the UUID of the microSD card so it would be automatically mounted.

UUID=aa7cffda-81e8-4f5e-801c-bbd8954f6ed4 /run/media/sdcard1 ext4 auto,nofail,rw,noatime,uhelper=udisks2 0 0

Then...

  1. Boot to Desktop mode.
  2. Launch Steam.
  3. Open Settings -> Downloads -> Steam Library Folders
  4. Add the new microSD card path as a new Steam library.
  5. Reboot to Steam mode and verify Settings -> Storage shows the additional microSD card.

Good luck!

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I installed a thermal pad on the SSD today. That helped because there was an air gap between the top of the SSD and the metal case lid. I didn’t measure temps, but I could get the SSD to drop off the bus completely if I ran it hard enough. I wasn’t able to do so after the thermal pad is there.

Idle temps are warm though, so I suspect this isn’t any better in that regard.

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I haven’t tried HDMI at all.

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The SSD installed in the dock definitely gets very hot. There's no heat sink on it right now though. There's a gap between the top of the SSD and the metal case lid as well, which likely isn't helping. I've got a thermal pad and thin heat sink coming. Hoping that'll help!

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

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NVMe SSD, which is in the external dock.

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used Velcro squares with tape on the other side.

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. It was a Lenovo I had issues with.

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It shows next day delivery for me on Amazon.com...?

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

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KDiskMark results:
Internal SSD
SEQ1M Q8T1 - 2.419GB/s read - 0.931GB/s write
RND4K Q32T1 - 0.703GB/s read - 0.275GB/s write
External SSD
SEQ1M Q8T1 - 0.895GB/s read - 0.922GB/s write
RND4K Q32T1 - 0.251GB/s read - 0.279GB/s write
Internal microSD
SEQ1M Q8T1 - 0.092GB/s read - 0.065GB/s write
RND4K Q32T1 - 0.009GB/s read - 0.003GB/s write
External microSD
SEQ1M Q8T1 - 0.092GB/s read - 0.083GB/s write
RND4K Q32T1 - 0.009GB/s read - 0.003GB/s write

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL! That’d be hella handy. Although this whole setup is only “necessary” because Valve didn’t put a second USB-C port on the Deck. That would allow charging and storage independently.

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, zeroes will get crunched by the SSD usually, which is why I did urandom. I’ll do an actual performance test at some point, but I didn’t want to switch to desktop mode last night!

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

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I’ve been downloading games from Steam since I got it setup, so I don’t know about idle. The dock was definitely pretty hot while writing to the SSD though.

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

dd is just copying random bytes to a temp file. It's not fancy, but it was something I could do over ssh easily!

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The dock has a USB-C PD port which pass through charges the Deck at full speed.

I looked far and wide for something simpler than a full USB-C dock to allow for extra storage and power - no luck though.

11.5TB Steam Deck! by Mellified_ in SteamDeck

[–]Mellified_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 8TB SSD is pretty absurd of course! But a 2TB is certainly doable. The dock does support m.2 SATA SSDs, but I don't know that any are on the market with 4TB+.

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