Apple OS X HD / Windows 7 HD Question?

Greets..
I have installed Windows 7 on my Quad MacPro and all is seemingly running fine, however I am curious/concerned that my Main Apple HD (Snow Leopard) shows up on Windows 7.
I guess a part of me thought if partitioned, the HD containing Windows would be separated from Apple OSX (that is to say limited to its own 'HD') and vice versa.
- Is there anyway to stop my Apple HD showing up in 7?
Regards
DaN

In all Windows 7 versions, you can right click->Disable the disk seen in "Device Manager".
If ever you want to copy item from Mac side, you can enable, copy, disable.
With W. 7 Ultimate, in "Disk Management" you can right click->Offline the drive also.
In neither of these actions do you hear the Drive "Winding Down" as happens when in Leopard you Eject the Windows Drive.

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