Can I disable my old hard drive in filename searches?

I just installed a new, larger hard drive into my '07 Mac Pro, and then cloned the old hard drive for a seamless transition...now the computer boots and works from the new drive. Everything worked just fine throughout that process...the only issue I need to iron out is that when I search for a file using command F in the finder (which I do all the time), I get duplicate hits because it's finding files on both the old and new hard drives, which is annoying to have to sift through. I don't want to have to remove the old hard drive in case something happens to the new one. So what can I do to "disable" the old drive so that it's still there if I need it, but doesn't get included in file searches?

I'm not siure, but I'd try it, Find & Spotlight are halfway tied together I believe.
A couple of other options for searching...
EasyFind...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11076
Here's a direct download link to EasyFind 4.0 which runs in 10.3.9 & up...
http://www.devon-technologies.com/files/legacy/macosx1039/EasyFind.dmg.zip
From this page,
http://www.devon-technologies.com/support/faqs.php?p=default&cat=19
Freeware applications:
    * EasyFind 4.0
    * PhotoStickies 5.6
    * ThumbsUp 4.3
    * XMenu 1.8
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/8707
Use it to search your whole drive for case insensitive & show invisibles...
.emlx
(dot ee em el ex)
Find Any File...
http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/
Hold Option or alt key when selecting Find to Find All.

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