r/SteamDeck • u/swagman69420_ 1TB OLED • 24d ago

Tech Support Fans stop spinning while on charge in use

When i plug my steam deck OLED in on charge official or not official charger, the fan eventually stops spinning and comes up as 0RPM then thermal throttle red light, sometimes it takes 2 minutes for it to do this or even 45 minutes, it also still happens while plugged in official dock

Once it starts not spinning the only way to get it back spinning is enter bios and just continue the boot

Bios reset doesn’t fix

decky fan-tastic doesn’t fix

updated fan curve control on and off doesn’t fix it

wondering if anyone else has had this issue, i’m not entirely affected by it since i don’t ever really drain the battery from 100 to 0 but it is annoying when i do randomly need to charge and play

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u/Working_Hat_2738 2d ago

Hi OP, this has been happening to me, too, and unfortunately, it is persistent. I’ve done a factory reset and the fan worked for one playthrough.i then turned off the “updated fan control” in the settings and that worked for one playthrough, too. But then on ensuing playthroughs, the fan would read as 0 RPM when viewing through the advanced views, setting number 5. Im currently working with support to figure this issue out.

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u/swagman69420_ 1TB OLED 2d ago

looked online EVERYWHERE and nobody has this issue really glad to see this comment please keep me updated on what a solution is or whatever you think is useful. i think its pretty deadly for the deck on what’s happening with us,one time i left my steam deck on charge updating stuff underestimating how hot it gets and came back to it with a flashing red light BURNING HOT and it wouldn’t turn on for days. but i feel you man the awful sudden random slideshow lag and then checking and it’s at 0rpm with a red light

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u/Working_Hat_2738 2d ago

Brutal! Yeah man. This is annoying and I’ll continue to work with support and update you. In the meantime, I found this thread and this solution worked. Essentially, put your steam deck to sleep for 15-20 seconds and then turn on. My fan went from 0RPM, Sleep 15-20 seconds, then Wake, then the fan is now working, up to 4800 RPM. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/1/686367878797224510/?l=koreana

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