I've got this mischievous cat who loves to jump on my PC case and hit the power button, causing my PC to turn off. I've set the power button functions to do nothing according to my settings, but it looks like if you press and hold it, it can still shut down the PC. My cat seems to have found a sweet spot where his paw can just rest on the button for too long. Is there any way to add extra protection to stop this from happening?
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My fucking cat not just turns off my pc, she recently began eating my fucking pc case from inside, and I didnt even notice it.
At first it was just a pc case, I could smell some fucking plastic a few months ago, then around a week ago I noticed that my gpu makes a strange clanky sound, I looked down and fucking found out that she fucking ate one of the fans on my gpu, swallowed it whole, holy shit!!
First I confronted her about it and she apologized, life-peace.
Then a few days later SHE SWALLOWED MY FUCKING CPU AND DOUBLED IT DOWN WITH ITS COOLER, THIS IS NOT FUCKING NORMAL IN THE SLIGHTEST.
I had to get her to a vet because a fucking cpu and a cooler isn't the best food for the cats. Guess what? The vet fucking said that she's fine and already took a huge fucking shit. Fucking great. Now I don't have my R9 and half of my gpu is eaten.. of, I didn't mention that she also took a huge fucking bite of my gpu? How fucking sad, I am crying right now over my 7700 XT..
Taping a bottle cap over the power button could be an option. If you're feeling adventurous, unplugging the button cable from the motherboard is a drastic move, but then you'd just have to short the pins to power it on again.
You might want to consider disconnecting the power button and replacing it with a switch located elsewhere. Alternatively, a simple cover for the power button could work well too.
I've dealt with a similar problem. I installed a nuclear-style switch with a cover to keep my curious cats away from the power button.
You should think about installing one of those flip-up start buttons like they use in race cars. It would definitely be a cool and practical solution!
My sister had a successful hack: she used hinges and hot glue over her buttons, then placed toggle switch covers on top of them. It worked great with her five cats!
I saw a hack online where they powered on a PC using a metal gong and a hammer on the pins. That could be a fun, cat-proof way to control it!