The Asus ROG Ally is apparently battling a thermal issue that is preventing the SD card reader from working properly. Meanwhile, the issue has been confirmed by a community manager, who has promised a quick update.
The Asus ROG Ally has been on the market for about a month now and has already impressed us with good gaming performance in our tests. The gaming handheld proved to be particularly repairable, even beating the Steam deck in some respects. Now, however, more and more users are reporting that this too SD card problem Ase memory cards have clearly reached their thermal limit, which means that they can no longer be used to their full capacity.
Now there is one Community Manager, who goes by the pseudonym MasterC, confirms problems with the SD card reader They are currently working on an update that will fix the issue. That’s how it should be Minimum fan speed Must be “refined” to improve overall cooling. At the same time, Asus gives the all-clear and promises that “fan noise will be kept within limits”. At least the highest possible fan speed should result in slightly higher volume.
Actually there is Tom’s Hardware It was already reported in June that the inserted SD card gets very hot during operation. One reason for this could be the placement of the reader, since the circuit board is close to it VRM is placed. In addition, the fan does not seem to ensure sufficient air circulation inside, which means that the heat The problem can theoretically be solved manually by adjusting the jam fan speed. An update from Asus is necessary, especially for the less technically savvy.
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