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Besides static (which seems likely - perhaps there is an issue with the grounding), I can think of two other explanations: 1) the computer is near a heater. Th
by piinbinary 6y ago
Besides static (which seems likely - perhaps there is an issue with the grounding), I can think of two other explanations:
1) the computer is near a heater. The heat both attracts the cat and overwhelms the cooling enough to cause a crash.
2) The pc makes some noise (e.g. Coil whine) when it is about to crash, and the cat can hear that noise.
- fargle 6y agoI have definitely seen issues where an unterminated reset line was susceptible to causing reboots from static electricity charges from people, chairs, etc. several feet away. Not even discharges, just charged objects moving around. Perhaps the line to the reset jumper on the motherboard is not connected or is not grounded correctly and is acting as an antenna. Issues like this usually involve 2-3 underlying issues. For example, #1, the cat, #2 faulty motherboard design without protection on the reset line, #3 bad wiring. Or something like that. I'd get rid of the computer, or get rid of the cat. Depending on which one is a bigger problem.
- traveler01 6y agoThe second is very possible. Maybe a defective PSU and the cat hears the components struggling and gets curious, hence the correlation.
- slezyr 6y agoI've had this one, but with a bunny. Carpet + Bunny + PC that stands on the floor, so each time bunny ran near the PC it caused a hard freeze due to statics.