My new computer will have two hard drives one for work and the other for games/internet surfing. Because the data on my work hard drive is very important I need to have it virus/spam free. I will have both sata hard drvies set up and connected at the same time, but I'd like to know, in the bios before start up if there is a way to disable certain drives so that it does not show in "my computer". For example, I like to have my work hard drive disabled when I want to surf the web or play online mp games. Keep in mind I'd have vista ultimate 64 bit installed on both hard drives. I know I could physically disconnect the hard drive I don't want to use but was wondering if there is an easier way without getting inside my computer everytime.
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disabling and enable hard drives in bios?
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yeah well, it´s a little tricky since different mobos have different bios settings and options, u can try to disable the SATA channel controller of the hard drive u want. although u would have to enter the bios every time u want to switch HDs.
Maybe you can configure Windows hardware profiles in such a way that you can disable one of your HDDs.
Another option would be to set the permissions on the `work' drive so that only the `work' account can write to it/ read from it. This would require you to start using windows as a non-administrative user, which some people think is an insurmountable hurdle.
Another option would be to set the permissions on the `work' drive so that only the `work' account can write to it/ read from it. This would require you to start using windows as a non-administrative user, which some people think is an insurmountable hurdle.