Remove local (boot) disk from device eject menu?


  1. FuturDreamz
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    Remove local (boot) disk from device eject menu?


    I upgraded my sister's computer from Vista to 7, and now her boot disk shows up as an ejectable drive. how do I fix this, as I'm pretty sure Windows will become unstable if she accidentally ejects the boot drive
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  3. whs
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    Don't worry. You would not be able to eject the system disk.
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  4. FuturDreamz
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    you sure? and how can I remove it from the menu (just to be safe)?
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  6. whs
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    I don't think you can remove it - at least not easily.
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  7. FuturDreamz
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    somewhere it must be getting marked as "hot-swappable" I'll check the BIOS, but is there a switch in regedit?
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  8. FuturDreamz
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    My internal SATA device appears in Devices and Printers and in the - Microsoft Answers
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  10. whs
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    You might be able to get it out when you uncheck the buffering (write caching) - in Device manager, Device properties > Policies. It is worth a try. But that may slow down the system a bit.
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