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In article <2737@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> mjschmel@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Michael J. Schmelzer) writes:
>I test a lot of potentially dangerous programs on my SE with an
>internal HD20. (i.e. I download a lot of goodies) 
>How can I "unmount" the HD so I can test a program in
>an insulated environment without fear of infecting all of my files
>on it? (God forbid the virus should reach a backup of the hd!)

	"It was not like this when I was a kid", ah yes, the good old days.
If I was testing some dangerous software on my computer and I had a external
drive I would disconnect it, turn the power off, and take it to the other
end of my house.  But since you have a internal drive, like me, you can do
the next best thing.  Do this:

	1) Restart your computer and insert disk right after.

	2) Hold down the  SHIFT-OPTION-COMMAND-DELETE  at the same time
		during reboot, until the computer is booting off of floppy.

This will disconnect the SCSI port.  It is only a software disconnect, I
think, so It may not be perfect but you will not be able to mount any hard
drive.  Hope this helps.

Bruce.

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