Hide 2nd Hard Drive

Sime83

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Hi Everyone,
I've ordered a 2nd hard drive for storing backup images of my computer on and some work documents etc. It's a SATA internal drive.

I was wondering if I could make it only visible to my login and hide it from other users on my computer so that they cannot access it?
Simon
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
AMD PHENOM II X4 970 (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460
Hard Drives
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
PSU
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES
Case
MAELSTROM T900

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom-build to order (no brand)
OS
Windows 7 32-bit
CPU
Intel Q8300 Core 2 Quad (2.50GHz x 4)
Motherboard
ASRock G31M-VS
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel G33 Express (Integrated)
Sound Card
Realtek (Integrated)
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 831W 19-inch LCD
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
Maxtor 500GB x 1
PSU
Octigen 500W Dual Fan
Case
Octigen Tower
Cooling
2 x case fans
Keyboard
Generic PS2
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless 3000
Internet Speed
2Mbit
Thanks Pip,
I can't follow that because I dont have gpedit as I'm on Windows 7 Home Edition. is there anything else I can do?
Simon
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
AMD PHENOM II X4 970 (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460
Hard Drives
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
PSU
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES
Case
MAELSTROM T900
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