gcr...@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).
Olive
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