Steam Link Disassembly

Written By: Jorys Paulin (Jorys_Paulin)

Comments: 4

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

5 minutes

Introduction

This guide will walk you through the disassembly of the Steam Link device made by Valve from 2015 to 2018

Tools

Step 1

Start by unplugging your device
Power cord
Ethernet
HDMI

Step 2

Start by removing the rubber bottom using the Guitar Pick or the Jimmy
The first time, the adhesive may be difficult to remove

Step 4

Open-up the bottom lid using guitar pics
The first time you open it, it might be difficult to open. Start by reaching the rounded, bottom-right corner

Step 5

Marvel ArmV7 CPU
Vivante GC1000 GPU

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow the steps in the opposite order

4 comments

bonjour esque cette carte peu servire comme raspberry merci

thesmoking gta - 05/01/19

Non, seule une image signée par Valve peut être lancée. Elle a un accès SSH comme indiqué sur la page du SDK cependant. Notez qu'elle n'est plus fabriquée depuis décembre, donc elle n'est plus vraiment disponible.

Jorys Paulin (Jorys_Paulin) - 05/01/19

Somewhat unworthy Teardown. Naming the CPU brand wrong and not giving any relevant information like schematics or ICs used. THIS is by far better: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/te...

EDIT: Oh, it is a community post, sry. But more information would be nice. E.g. where is the massive heat sink? There are lots of parts missing.

Jan Seewald - 16/07/19

Hello, this is my first (and only) teardown. I made it just for fun, really. I opened my Steam Link once and then decided to put it on the internet, because I found they weren’t that much photos of it around.

The heat sink is a large piece of aluminum, and now I realize I forgot to add it, my mistake.

Jorys Paulin (Jorys_Paulin) - 16/07/19