Re: prevent access to a hard drive completely

[Olive <not0read0765@yopmail.com>]

Olive wrote:
> gcrimp@vcn.bc.ca wrote:
> > On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 08:56:57AM +0400, Olive 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.
> >
> > How about disabling it in bios?
>
> It is a Toshiba A40261 laptop and there is no option in the BIOS to 
> disabled it. I have not even successed (yet) to open the laptop... (to 
> try to disconnected it).

Finally succeeded to remove physically the bad drive. I wonder if it is 
replaceable...

Olive