[PLUG] Oops! After-market Switch Covers?

Derek Loree drl at drloree.com
Sat Jan 1 19:59:34 UTC 2005


On Fri, 2004-12-31 at 12:11 -0800, Rich Shepard wrote:
>    Never a dull moment here. :-) I was waiting for the machine to do its
> thing so I used a finger to wipe dust off the ledge where the floppy drive
> is mounted. My finger went a little too far and brushed against the
> surface-mounted reset switch just enough to trip it. So much for up-time,
> eh?
> 
>    Does anyone know of an after-market switch cover that can be glued onto
> the case and prevent klutzes like me from inadvertently rebooting the
> machine? If there is no such thing, I'll just have to fabricate a custom
> solution.

If you are like me, you hardly ever actually use the reset button, so
why not just unplug it from your motherboard?  You can always power
cycle if you lock-up the machine.

Just a thought,

Derek Loree




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