They make sprung flip-top covers specifically for this reason. It’s just a little adhesive square/circle that you stick over the power/reset button, and it has a flip-top that automatically springs closed again.
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SirHaxalot@nord.pub 3 days ago
No mouse problem, but I’ve had to take measures to prevent cat-related downtime. Cats and power-button at the top is not a good combination.
Carl@anarchist.nexus 3 days ago
givesomefucks@lemmy.world@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Instead of cat proofing, you were supposed to get a server room dog…
irmadlad@lemmy.world 3 days ago I have two server room dogs. An English pit, which is my seizure dog, and a Jack Russel. They shed, especially in the summer months, and the floor sweeper gets a daily work out, as well as keeping it out of equipment enclosures. It’s not that I hate cats, they are nice as a pet in your house, just not mine. LOL
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Meowy Guard. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/molly-guard
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
I have a small piece of acrylic sheet taped over the power and reset buttons on my server for that reason. At least I don’t have to worry about mice.
Sidhean@piefed.social 3 days ago
Oh, my housemates’ cat hits the front power button when he leaps off my tower. I’ve got some leather taped over it. My uptime approaches 1! I love your little weight setup, too!
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 days ago
My radiator is on top so they’ve learned that’s about the only surface in the house where they’re not allowed to sleep
lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Aha, I disabled the LEDs by unplugging them from the motherboard, you could do the same with the power sw plugs
Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 3 days ago
When I had this problem I disconnected the power button on the motherboard.
Cant you just assign a different action to that power button instead of messing with it internally?
MagicShel@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Connect to spray bottle aimed at… well nope.
vaionko@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
You can for a click, but no way for the long press, as that’s handled on a lower level
You got a point. Cats are sneaky 😅
tomatoely@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Did you reconnect it everytime you had to power it on?
frongt@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Nah just jam a screwdriver in there to jump the pins.
You shut down your PC though?
Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 3 days ago
On one computer I had a recessed reset button, so I used that as power.
Another computer I added a wire to an external button double stick taped to the back of the monitor so I can turn on both at the same time.
Peffse@lemmy.world 3 days ago
You sound like you are one step short of wiring up a giant lever to dramatically pull down when you want to power on the computer.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 days ago
A lot of newer motherboards have a separate power button next to the case pinouts.