Re: How do I lock a CD ROM drive?

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From: R. C. White (rc_at_corridor.net)
Date: 12/14/04


Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:38:29 -0600

Hi, Jake.

How about disabling it in the BIOS? You have to shutdown and reboot to do
this, or to re-enable it. Depending on some of the MANY things that you
didn't tell us, you probably need to disable that IDE channel in the BIOS.

RC

-- 
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@corridor.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
"Jake" <Jake@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:1C31B66D-11DD-49C8-ACF4-A3C338C217CE@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way to lock a CD ROM drive so that it cannot be opened?  I 
> would
> rather not open up the box and pull the cord from the drive. 


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