Re: prevent access to a hard drive completely
On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 08:56:57 +0400, Olive (not0read0765@yopmail.com) wrote:
> My internal hard disk is dead: it makes a strange noise and remain in
> the position on indefinitely. I have installed Linux on an external hard
> drive (and I boot from a CD since this is an old laptop not being able
> to boot from USB). I would like to prevent the kernel to access the
> internal hard drive completely. Even if I do not access it; the kernel
> read a bit from it; among other to get information on the partition
> table. Is it possible to prevent the kernel to even see the drive? This
> is an IDE hard disk.
>
> Olive
>
> PS I am not currently on Debian but I like the list (and I am sure the
> answer to this question should be generic)
I would remove the power connector from the rear of the hard drive, but
failing that, maybe you could disable it in the BIOS settings?
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