Sometimes the user may need to turn off one or more hard drives from the system. This can be done in several ways, each of which is quite within the power of even beginners.
Instructions
Step 1
You can disable the hard disk using BIOS, for which in its settings, opposite the name of the disk, you must set the value "Disabled" or "None" (depending on the BIOS version). Please note that modern versions of Windows will still be able to see the drive disconnected in this way in most cases.
Step 2
You can also unmount a hard drive from Device Manager by navigating to it from Control Panel and then right-clicking on the drive and selecting "unplug".
Step 3
You can deprive a drive of a letter (it, therefore, will not be displayed in the system) by going to the "Disk Management" window through the Control Panel, then "Administrative Tools", then "Computer Management". Right-click on the drive and unassign a letter to it.
