Question : Problem: Remove "Safely Remove Hardware" icon on NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra

I would like to remove the icon for Safely Remove Hardware in system tray. I have a NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra DFI motherboard.

Link to motherboard http://us.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3612&CATEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=US

I have a SATA 300GB Seagate Barracuda hard drive hooked up.

Answer : Problem: Remove "Safely Remove Hardware" icon on NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra

See if this registry adjustment will help.  See 2nd comment >

1. Click Start -> Run
2. Execute regedit
3. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvata
4. Click Edit
5. Select New > DWORD value
6. Name this DWORD: DisableRemovable
7. Double click this new DWORD and set its value to one (1).
8. Close Regedit and reboot

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