Add the front panel connector swapped around backward too. That'll give you the same boot loop nonsense. I've also seen where the reset button gets stuck and that causes issues too. On those Optiplex cases the front panel wiring is all one block so you can't easily swap individual wires around. Worth checking both power and reset buttons by unplugging the whole front panel connector from the board and shorting the pins manually. Saves a lot of guesswork.

Oh man, same here! I used to pull mine down in May because I thought the birds would just ignore it once it got warm. Then I left one up by accident last June and the woodpeckers and even some jays were all over it. I switched to the no-melt stuff from a local feed store and it held up fine in 90 degree afternoons. Have you noticed more downy woodpeckers hitting yours too?

@evannelson I had the same experience with a cheap pouch, but I switched to a dry bag meant for kayaking and haven't had issues since. It's a simple ziplock style, cost maybe $15, and I just test it with a paper towel inside before trusting it with my phone.

Ha, that's exactly it. I feel like that's the same vibe as those weird cooking gadgets people keep buying. It's like society collectively decided that making things slightly annoying is the new aesthetic.

Wait, is this like a sign I need to stop using superglue for everything? lol I once tried fixing a crack in my phone case with superglue and ended up gluing my fingers together for like an hour, it was a whole mess. You're totally right though, that stuff gets everywhere and I can just picture it dripping down into the HDMI port and bricking the whole console. I've definitely been guilty of bending pins too, thinking it's a quick fix but then the next week the picture starts flickering and I know I made it worse. Hot glue sounds way smarter, I might actually have some in a drawer somewhere from a craft project I never finished. Thanks for the heads up, I'll try not to turn my console into a sticky disaster zone.