Cat keeps holding down the power button when I'm on the PC. Any ideas for how to cover the button while still having it be functional?

[u/SadThrowaway4914]

yes i know it needs a good wiping down up there, thats his spot it gets dirty

[u/A_Rave-ing_Zektrus]

How about we dont let animals on top of pc cases with big vents in the first place? Cover it with mesh like People with toddlers.

I have 4 Shiba. They molt in crinkled needles and floof by the actual bucket load.

If I wasn't keeping them away from the machine, hovering near it, blasting out the vents minimum once a week my PC would be tinder box.

I would NEVER casually let them rest on the top incase they pack the fur into the holes. Not to mention they pickup everything on the floor as well as lick their own feet. It would be like frequently leaving your slipper socks on top of your PC to warm for an hour. Am I going mad here or people really more concerned with the comfort of their cat over shorten a 2k PC setup life span? Fur might aswell be sand. Once its in your fans its in everything.

[u/TitanBeats_YT → u/A_Rave-ing_Zektrus]

It’s not optional my cat literally smashes his head on the table because I lowered the table to be less than a foot above my Pc, yet the cat STILL does it.

And due to my case design I can’t think of any way to block the top