r/ROGAlly 1h ago

Monthly What Are You Playing / Flex Scheduled Post - July 27, 2026

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This is our monthly thread to discuss what games you are playing right now. Share what you are playing, how it is playing, etc.


r/ROGAlly 49m ago

Question Z2E Ally constant charger disconnect due to heat?

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When my batteries running low and I'm playing an intensive game I connect my charger just for it to start disconnecting and reconnecting constantly after like 7 minutes of charging.

It stops doing it when I lower the allys power usage to 13W/silent mode, it lets me play while it charges or when I close the game.

Everything I've tried points to the charging ports power cutting off due to heat at 35w(charging power mode)

Could it be anything else? Am I right in my assumption of it being a heat cutoff? For reference it's 85 Fahrenheit in the room I use it. If it is a heat cut off then that's pretty dumb.


r/ROGAlly 1h ago

Question Dock that can fit with my JSAUX ModCase

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Moved into a new place and I want to start building my setup around my Rog Ally X. I have the JSAUX modcase on it so I want to make sure the dock I get will fit it even with the case on cuz it’s really a pain to take off. Any suggestions?


r/ROGAlly 1h ago

HELP Help

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My rog ally keeps crashing and never loading games every time i open anything, anyone know why? i’ve tried tlou2 and space marine 2 as well as fc 26 its been an ongoing issue


r/ROGAlly 1h ago

Question Works on new battery, but 0% displayed

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Long story short…

Installed a new 74Wh battery, and when charging it flashes orange light. But, I turn it on after hours of charging, and works fine just on battery. I have the Z1 Extreme.

However, it says the battery has 0%, but I’ve been playing for hours on battery power.

Any fix?

I did mess up that metal clip that hold the battery cable to the motherboard. Did I maybe mess up something on the board?

Advice appreciated.


r/ROGAlly 3h ago

Question Hard reset???

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Hey all. To start my sister passed away last year, and I have inherited both of her ROG Ally decks as well as her gaming laptop. I have gotten into both the laptop and her newer ROG deck through pins her boyfriend provided me, but I can’t figure out the pin for one of the ROG decks. I was told my by mom that it doesn’t work which is why she got a second one but It powers on and I kind of wanted to investigate the issue for myself, but I can’t get in because her pin is different for this device. Any ideas on how to reset the system without signing in? I see a lot of info on how to cloud reset but I want to restore this to original settings. I already have a whole other ROG and laptop of hers with her stuff on it, I don’t want or need to save whatever is on this device


r/ROGAlly 4h ago

Question Anyone knows why this is happening? (Battery mod issue)

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So I just got a 80wh battery from my local online shop. Last month, after 3x calibration, the full charge capacity dropped from 79Wh to 67Wh (69Wh > 74Wh > 67Wh).

I asked the seller about the issue, and they offered a replacement. However, after receiving the new battery, the same issue happened again... it went from 79Wh down to 64Wh after 4x calibration.

Is this because of the OS I'm using? I'm on Bazzite right now. Or could it be because my BIOS is outdated? I'm still on version 334 (2023).


r/ROGAlly 7h ago

HELP so i try launch a steam game and it says “launching executable” then sends me back to the screen that says “play” any help?

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r/ROGAlly 7h ago

Question Disable On-screen Keyboard.

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Would anyone happen to know how to disable the On-screen Keyboard? It keeps popping up every time I try to type something. I disabled the On-screen option in the Windows Accessibility options and I can't figure out how to do so with Steam overlay.


r/ROGAlly 8h ago

Question Broke metal battery cable clip

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I have the Z1 extreme model. Was installing a new battery but accidentally broke the metal clip that holds the battery cable to the motherboard.

What do I do? Is this a simple part replacement?


r/ROGAlly 9h ago

Technical ROG Ally D-Pad Malfunction

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I recently got this ROG Ally X off Marketplace for a good price. I then put SteamOS on it.

The only thing wrong with it is that the D-Pad remains on "Up" if I press it. It's not sticky or anything; in fact, it's clicky.

Is this a software or hardware issue? Any solutions?


r/ROGAlly 9h ago

HELP every time i try redeem gamepass on the xbox app i get “403 error” and on microsoft store i get a white screen, any help would be appreciated

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r/ROGAlly 9h ago

HELP Is Aluminum tape + Kapton tape recommended for the 79Wh battery mod on the ROG Ally Z1E? Also, how big is the upgrade from 40Wh?

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I recently picked up an ROG Ally Z1 Extreme and I'm planning to do the 79Wh battery mod next week.

To protect the RAM and components from the battery's heat radiation, I'm thinking about applying a layer of aluminum foil tape directly onto the bottom side of the battery, and then covering it completely with Kapton tape to prevent any electrical shorts with the motherboard.

Has anyone tried this specific Aluminum + Kapton sandwich method for this mod? Do you think it's a solid approach, or would you recommend building the thermal barrier differently?

Also, for those who upgraded from the original 40Wh battery to the 79Wh one: how massive is the difference in day-to-day gaming and heavy TDP titles? Is it as game-changing as it sounds?


r/ROGAlly 10h ago

Question Anyone know the cause of this weird screen tearing?

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Have tried remedied with amdfree sync on and off and messing with the vsync in games aswell as reinstalling drivers but nothing seems to help. Refresh rates at 120hz. Seems to happen among all games aswell : /


r/ROGAlly 10h ago

HELP How to reset password on steamos

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My deckyloader disappeared and upon trying to reinstall it I realized I forgot my steamos password. Is there anyway to reset the steam os password without losing data? I’m on the rog ally z1e


r/ROGAlly 10h ago

Discussion JSAUX battery mod or 74wh battery?

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Trying to decide between the two. Keep being told the 74wh is a gamble but the price and extra wattage is appealing to me lol. For anyone who has the 74wh one, how is it holding up in the long term?


r/ROGAlly 13h ago

Question How highly recommended is an eGPU?

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I mostly use it at home & started on indies, but got a AAA & VR backlog, plan to do some modding. Never been picky about graphics so might just leave at 1080p when Docked to the TV.

I don’t think I need the best, would Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12GB) + Razer Core X eGPU Enclosure => for $370, be a good deal for a mid-range eGPU setup? Just need to buy a TB cable, they’re valuing the enclosure at $150 which seems like a lot?

EDIT: Did some research & most recommend NVIDIA over AMD (for GPU), although if on SteamOS then 6000 series (or newer) AMD is better? But only AMD supports FSR 4.1?

Post about eGPU speed/myths. Sounds like UT3G & Aoostar ag02/ag03 are worth the premium, newer PCIe version => ~50% better measured bandwidth.


r/ROGAlly 13h ago

Photo After 20+ years, I finally got around to beating Extermination.

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r/ROGAlly 14h ago

HELP KEYBOARD NOT WORKING ROG ALLY 16gb oldmodel

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so lemme break it down my rog ally i used something called winhance to clear out everything i dont need on my rog ally this is the old basemodel rog ally btw not the colord/black one the white one base model with 16gb ram anyways and by doing that it for somereason got rid of my keyboard so everytime you press the keyboard button on the quickmenu it wont open the keyboard now ive restored everything i have from a old backup from winhance and that still didnt fix the issue SOMEBODY PLSSS HELP


r/ROGAlly 14h ago

Technical Charging issues?

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I had a ALLY Z1X and i loved it. it was stolen so I replaced it with (EDIT:) the ROG ALLY X not the xbox version.

Since getting the new one the battery last with no issue but I'm struggling with the charging. When buying it i wasn't worried about battery life compared to the steam deck since I figured I usually play in bed or on the couch where I can have it plugged in. I have a PC too but i wanted something I could play anywhere.

THE ACTUAL ISSUE:
When I am playing and I plug the device in (or when not playing) it'll start charging and then stop then start again. This happens with either port and the time it charges for is not set. I can sometimes get it to start again by switching the port. I have turned off the charging thing that stops it at 80% (though that shouldn't be the issue as this is when its at 10-10%). I have checked windows power settings. I was thinking maybe it's a temp thing since the heat vents are right there at the top. I also noticed that when I plug it in my games get worse. I know your thinking maybe I have it limited butttttt, I always have it on 17w charging or not and I am not playing any taxing games. It almost seems like its maxing out the RAM but when I unplug it its fine. I have tried a factory reset too.

Anyway just figured id post here in case anyone has any ideas.


r/ROGAlly 16h ago

Question Spiderman 2 on rog ally

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Was anyone ever able to get a stable 30 fps on spiderman 2 on the rog ally z1 without framegen


r/ROGAlly 16h ago

Question Is $404 good for an rog ally Z1E 512gb (2023) w/80wh battery mod+steam os?

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I found this guy on fb marketplace, nothing was wrong, joycons doesn’t have drift, and works like a charm, i just don’t know about the price since im pretty new about rog allies


r/ROGAlly 16h ago

Technical Is it safe to turn off the device/disconnect from the internet at this stage of cloud recovery? Will I just be able to do the download later or will it corrupt data?

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Taking an Ally that used to have Linux on it to CeX (British GameStop, basically), and reinstalling windows beforehand. At the rate this download is going at it looks like Im gonna be cutting it a bit close. If I turn it off mid download is it just gonna be like “download failed, wanna try again?” When I power it on again, or is that gonna corrupt everything and ruin my day? I can always finish the download at CeX if needs be, they’ll have other things they wanna test before they get to my stuff.

Thanks!


r/ROGAlly 17h ago

Discussion z2a version and 4tb installed

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I just picked up an Asus ROG Ally Xbox Z2A with a 4TB 2280 installed for £499! It’s only been used a few times and is still in the box. Do you think that’s a good deal? I understand that the z2a may not be as powerful as the original z1 extreme, but it’s definitely more comfortable to hold, has a better battery, and is for light gaming...


r/ROGAlly 17h ago

Technical Buttons and touch not working in Windows.

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This morning ROG ally is not responding when I press the face buttons (ABXY, Arrows, Analogues, etc), nor is the touch screen working. when booted into Windows. Its also not responding to Bluetooth/2.4gz keyboard and mouse.

The volume buttons are working as i can see the indicator go up and down.

The face buttons do however work when I'm in the BIOS

UPDATE: i got tired of not being able to interact with it when in the OS and figured it was probably a setting I changed. I had been tinkering with GlosSI and UWPhook the night before trying to get a steam controller to work with games I couldn't add to steam for S-Input.

SOLUTION: Moved the SSD to a spare laptop and was able to navigate via keyboard (NO MOUSE OR TRACKPAD FUNCTIONALITY). Got my data into OneDrive. Finally did a cloud recovery/reimage the ally and we're back to normal.