Handheld Gaming PCs
Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Legion Go and other handhelds: setup, storage and battery.
im literally losing my mind here after installing a game launcher, teh audio on my ROG Ally stopped working. device Manager shows this: code 10 lmao i tried restarting a few times 🤷 i'm not very experienced with Windows drivers. can anyone walk me through…
ok so my 256 GB Steam Deck keeps telling me Im out of space, and I barley have any games installed. When I looked closer, teh shader cache is taking several gigabytes: most of it seems to come from a racing game lol is it safe to delete?? and is there a way…
guys pls help i'm trying to decide between a ROG Ally and a gaming laptop... i mostly want something for travel, but i also play some demanding games. my friend says my backpack weighs a ton, which isn't helping me decide. for those who've owned both, which…
guys pls help every time i wake my ROG Ally X from sleep, the Wi Fi shows: The symptom: slow speeds. Im on a mesh ntework. A full restart fixes it, but that defeats teh point of sleep mode. Is there a setting i can change? Its especially annoying when I want…
ugh. help me understand this. I tried to install a new game on my 256 GB Steam Deck: The storage screen shows shader cache using over 10 GB. My games are mostly on the SD card, but the cache seems to be on internal storage. Is there a way to manage it, or…
help!! this hapepned after teh battery died on my Legion Go: the card is a card i formatted on Windows. i tried rebooting and reseatnig it. nothing. i cant even tell if the card is dead or just has a broken file system. what should i try first? im…
This happened after moving it to another device on my ROG Ally: The card is a 512 GB card. I tried rebooting and reseating it. Nothing. I cant even tell if the card is dead or just has a broken file system. What should I try first? I'm comfortable following…
long time lurker first post lol this happened out of nowhere on my Steam Deck LCD: the card is a cheap 1 TB card. i tried rebooting and reseating it. nothing. i cant even tell if teh card is dead or just has a broken file system 👍 what should i try first?…
guys pls help my 64 GB Steam Deck keeps telling me Im out of space, and i barely have any games installed. when i looked closer, the shader cache is taking several gigabytes: most of it seems to come from a huge RPG. is it safe to delete?? and is there a way…
so annoyed rn my Legion Go has a Wi Fi problem after sleep. it shows: the symptom: connection drops every few minutes. im on home Wi Fi. my phone and laptop are fine. ive tried forgetting teh network and reconnecting. any ideas? other dveices on teh same…
hmmmm ok my Legion Go loses everything in two days while asleep. I usually put it to sleep by using teh Start menu. Today: i was planning to play on the train and it was almost empty. id like to understand whats keeping it awake. any tips? Is there a way to…
ok so my Steam Deck OLED stopped seeing my 512 GB card out of nowhere. it shows this: all my games are on that card lol I really dont want to format it and download everything again... is there any way to check or fix teh card without erasing it? Ive read…
help!! this is driving me nuts. My ROG Ally drains more asleep than Id expect in sleep: ive tried pressing power mid game, but it doesnt seem to make a difference, is there a way to see whats draining it? id love to hear what settings others use, sleep,…
My Steam Deck LCD stopped seeing my cheap 1 TB card after an update. It shows this: All my games are on that card. i really don't want to format it and download everything again. Is there any way to check or fix the card without erasing it? ive read that…
okay, this is annoying. my Legion Go S worked perfectly until reinstalling Windows.. 👍 now the audio doesnt work: Device Manager says it cant start. i dont wanna reset the whole device if i dont have to. Any ideas? the rest of teh device seems fine. it's…
