The Steam Deck is a fantastic portable gaming handheld, but it's also a capable mini-PC with a full-fledged Linux desktop mode. It also has easily expandable storage, either from a microSD card slot, or by opening the back and replacing the internal M.2 SSD with a larger capacity drive. Like any computer, sometimes things go wrong, but Valve has made it fairly easy to get the console working again. One of the more common issues is a flashing black screen when trying to boot the Steam Deck, where it never quite manages to load in. If this has happened to you, before re-imaging the Steam Deck, there's a simple fix you can try that might fix the issue without losing your downloaded games.
How to fix a flashing black screen on the Steam Deck
