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Asus ROG Ally: Repairing a dead unit

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:44:27 -0700

I brought a Rog ally off eBay with a bios lock on it, my plan for that was to pin directly to the bios chip and flash it. However, upon receiving the device it now has no signs of life.

Upon taking it apart I can see it has been opened before and a bigger battery has been put it.

When inspecting the board I can see any obvious signs of damage but I have noticed that if I disconnect the main ribbon cable from the left joystick board and then plug it into power I now get a red led on the charging light. It stays solid for a few seconds and then flashes. When this happens it draws around 20.12v at 0.010a. when I reconnect the joystick board I get no led.

My first thought is that there is something wrong with the joystick board. I just wanted to see if anyone has had any similar issues before and if they know if the device can still boot if the joysticks are not connected.

Thanks in advance

Asus ROG Ally X (2024): Are there guides on how to replace the battery

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:39:39 -0700

I seem to only be able to find the instructions and guides to replace and repair the battery for the original white unit. Is it much different than the X and is there a guide to help you with the X? I kind of need the information soon.

⟐ Answered Temmuz 28, 2026 at 2:39 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: USB-C port not charging with power delivery

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:37:32 -0700

A few days ago, the usb-c port of my ally had stopped charging with the provided adapter. It still connects (a white LED shows up when connected in sleep mode), but it will not charge it, no matter what side of the usb I used.

Right now it only charges with low power cables, the kind that you would use for phones, and (as far as I know) only works on one side of the cable. Obviously it means that I can't use it and charge at the same time, I'd have to wait about 8-9 hours just for it to charge 60%. Non-charging cables work as well, but again only on one side.

I took the ally to two repair shops, both of which did nothing to fix the problem (thinking the adapter was the problem). I think it has to do with the port itself, or somehow a bios update. I hope this could get fixed soon, I don't want have to return it.

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Edit: Thanks to JiYoW (@luunfmr2mlkysbv) for helping me out! The solution is to try and switch the "batter care" on the MyAsus app on and off a couple of times, and also the full-charge mode as well just to be safe. Then fully turn off the ally, plug in the charger, and then turn it back on, Very simple!

I'll keep this question open in case the solution doesn't work for someone else, and if others have others ways to fix this (hopefully without going into too many repair shop beforehand 😅)

⟐ Commented Temmuz 12, 2026 at 23:37 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: The power adapter cable isnt working properly

Thu, 28 May 2026 19:04:27 -0700

My charger is at the point where it will only work if you bend it. Usually, I would just replace the cable. But with this type of charger, it's obviously more complicated to do. Please advise on how to replace the cable.

⟐ Commented Mayıs 28, 2026 at 19:04 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: left stick only moved up and down

Fri, 15 May 2026 13:23:36 -0700

my asus rog ally was working perfectly for a couple weeks. and then it started where the left stick only moved up and down. so I went into the bios and I saw the mouse cursor kept moving to the right. and this is because of the left stick! if I pushed on the left stick to the left, it would stop the mouse cursor but it couldn't move it back to the left. once the cursor gets to the right edge of the screen, it's stuck and you can only move up and down. if you switch to a different tab or page in the bios, you'll see the hand cursor keep moving to the right.

⟐ Commented Mayıs 15, 2026 at 13:23 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: Why is my CPU messed up it says that I dont have one for fortnite

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:44:23 -0700

Why isn't my CPU working

working

⟐ Answer edited Mart 21, 2026 at 0:44 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: Can’t charge at all

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:38:05 -0700

As title says, plugged the USB and it didn’t charge at all… no light, nothing. I know battery and everything still works since it still manage to boot up and everything when there’s still charge left. Maybe a dead USBC? Any way these can be replaced? Thanks

⟐ Commented Şubat 28, 2026 at 18:38 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally X (2024): Is there a OLED screen replacement for the Ally X?

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:25:41 -0700

Just wondering if there was a replacement OLED display for the ally X?

⟐ Answer edited Şubat 19, 2026 at 2:25 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: I need help with componant values

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:54:05 -0700

I have messed up with the resistors around the it8856FN IC

can anyone help me pleas

Asus ROG Ally: My Rog ally stop charging

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:08:37 -0700

I reset my rog ally to factory reset and I used my laptop charger and I forgot my rog ally and I sleeping when I wake up my rog ally stop charging and no light for the charge can any one help me it’s software or hardware

⟐ Answered Ocak 22, 2026 at 23:08 GMT-7

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X: How can I change ssd storage

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:45:22 -0700

I would like to change the 1tb storage to 2tb, any help please?

⟐ Answered Ocak 04, 2026 at 0:45 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: ROG Ally display not working | not active on Windows

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:39:32 -0700

I'm currently facing a hardware issue with my ROG Ally (Ally-RC71L-NH005W) and was hoping you might be able to create or point me to a screen replacement tutorial for this model.

The display on my unit recently failed. While the device powers on and runs Windows (I can hear the system loading, see attached photos via an external display), the integrated screen remains black/dead. I've already attempted to reinstall the display drivers without success, and I'm unable to access the BIOS as it requires the main display.

Here are some Photos

Thank you!

Asus ROG Ally: ROG Ally not charging issue

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:45:38 -0700

A few days ago, my ROG Ally suddenly stopped charging — the charging LED wouldn’t turn on, and it wouldn’t charge at all. I took it to the official ASUS service center, and they said the motherboard needed to be replaced. However, the repair cost was too expensive, so I went to a third-party repair shop instead. They confirmed that the problem was with the PM chip, specifically the MP2845A chipset.

The issue is that we cannot find a source for the chipset data. The repair shop says the chip needs to be replaced and the proper data must be written to it in order for it to function correctly, but we have no way to obtain the necessary data.

Is there any way to get this chipset data? Please help.

⟐ Commented Kasım 18, 2025 at 0:45 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally X (2024): Possible hardware issue with Macro buttons

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:50:25 -0700

Ok, this might be long but I’ll try to explain what is going on the best I can:

One day, my Ally x took about a 4ft fall and (thankfully) landed on my 3d printed grips. The impact cracked a grip, but it seemed otherwise fine. Later, while playing I noticed temp hanging at 95C and the right (from front) macro button intermittently working. When I finished playing I looked it over and found melted plastic on the back case.

When I opened it up, I found the macro-macro ribbon burned on one edge, and the connector clip to the macro-motherboard ribbon (MB connection point) open and the cable partly unseated. I chalked it up to over current, disconnected both ribbons, and buttoned it up.

I ordered the right macro board / button (out of caution), macro-macro cable, and macro-mb cable. When they (finally) got to the US from France, I installed and made sure all connections were firmly seated. When I turned it back on, still no macro response. I rechecked multiple times, and took voltage readings (around -.15v) on all macro connection points.

Not sure what to do next 😬

⟐ Commented Kasım 07, 2025 at 13:50 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally X (2024): Are there any OEM shell replacements and how do I do it?

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:35:04 -0700

My ally x took a serious fall and I was curious on how to replace the shell, I cant even stand to look at it with a busted shell

⟐ Answered Ekim 29, 2025 at 15:35 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: Boot loops 3 times, then defaults back to charging.

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:25:19 -0700

I’ve swapped the battery, I’ve attempted to get into bios.

When I turn it on I get the ROG logo for 2 seconds and it boot loops exactly 3 times before powering off. The backlight turns on but I only see the rog logo once.

⟐ Commented Ekim 03, 2025 at 8:25 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: Rog ally stopped charging after it died?

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:52:36 -0700

It was so strange I had went to get something and my ally was low power and when I came back it was dead I decided to go "ok lets charge it" and no light no nothing and when I used my phone on the AC cables I have around it works it had me stressing because I already opened it once and prob voided my warranty so what do I do? I only have 40 on hand so this is pretty stressful.

⟐ Commented Eylül 30, 2025 at 1:52 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: Joystick only going up and down

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 06:03:21 -0700

my left joystick came off and I took apart the device and now its only going up and down does not go left and right.

⟐ Answered Eylül 25, 2025 at 6:03 GMT-7

Asus ROG Ally: ASUS ROG Ally Back Cover - Genuine

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 22:07:50 -0700

Does the ROG Ally Back Cover - Genuine include all the buttons or is just the back cover?

Asus ROG Ally: Threaded insert came out of the front plate

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 03:32:40 -0700

Now there is a gap between the back and front plates of my OG ROG Ally. Is there a way to attach the threaded insert back in place?

⟐ Commented Eylül 20, 2025 at 3:32 GMT-7