On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:33:22 +0400 Olive <not0read0...@yopmail.com> wrote:
> Olive wrote: > > 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). > > Finally succeeded to remove physically the bad drive. I wonder if it is > replaceable... > If you could get it out then it is. These hard drives are usually standard 2.5" drives. You just need to see if it's an ide or sata drive. > Olive > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org