Steam Deck: Replace 256GB with 1TB Sabrent Rocket Including Old Data Recovery and Benchmarks

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I've had a lot of requests to show a Steam Deck drive replacement video including the salvage of data that existed on the original drive. There is also a lot of interest in the new Sabrent Rocket replacement drives so we'll run some benchmarks compared to the OG 256GB SSD.

We're going to open the Deck and remove the 256GB drive - replacing it with the 1TB drive. We'll apply the SteamOS image to the new drive (we will not cover making the boot flash drive).

Then, we'll put the old drive in a USB external enclosure - connecting it to the Deck for data recovery. Finally, we'll do diskmarks comparing it to the 256GB drive tests.

LINKS FROM THE VIDEO
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Sabrent 1TB Rocket M.2 Drive
https://amzn.to/3VN4Z6V

SSK Aluminum M.2 to USB NVMe SATA SSD Enclosure Reader
https://amzn.to/3CRQXdZ

iFixIt Kit
https://amzn.to/3IfLK30

Steam Recovery Image
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1b71-edf2-eb6d-2bb3

Rufus
https://rufus.ie/en/

Original Chris Inspiration Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqbu414zFv8

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CHAPTER JUMPS
00:00 - Welcome!
00:30 - Bumper
00:40 - Preparation
01:11 - Remove Case Screws
04:35 - Opening the Case
06:09 - Looking at the clips on the case
06:39 - Remove shielding plate
08:45 - Unhooking Battery/Discharge
09:50 - Remove SSD
10:12 - Remove Drive Casing
10:30 - Preparing New Drive
10:48 -Challenges Installing Drive Casing
11:58 - Installing New SSD
12:35 - Re-attaching the Battery / Test
12:56 - Replacing shield plate
13:50 - Snapping Case Together
14:14 - Booting off Steam OS Recovery Drive
15:10 - Reimaging the Drive
17:06 - Install Old Drive into External Enclosure
18:00 - Plugging in and Accessing Old Drive on Deck
22:32 - Benchmarking
24:14 - Closer



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ssd
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Drive placement
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new for 2023
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upgrades
upgrading
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