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09-16-2003, 04:20 PM
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Disable hardware device question
Okay, a breif description.
I have 2 hard drives, one 160GB and one 40GB. I want the 40GB drive to be a backup drive, just in case anything happens to my othe drive, like some sort of corruption or virus. My question is, is it enough to just diable the hard drive via the device manager, would this stop virii and corruption? Or would i be better unplugging the hard drive after every time i backup my files? Thank, Phoenix Cade |
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09-16-2003, 04:30 PM
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You'd be better off disabling the drive in your BIOS.
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09-16-2003, 05:09 PM
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I've just been trying that, but windows seems to find the drive anyway
 If it helps im using an Asus P4P800 Deluxe mobo Ta, Phoenix Cade |
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09-16-2003, 05:21 PM
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I personally pull both cables when I do this. My unit is easy enough to get to and open. I like to know its not using any resources.
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