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 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 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 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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