Can I set disk utility to make it impossible to erase my main drives?

Just wondering if there's a way to do that. It never hurts to have more safeguards in place. I am erasing CDs and DVDs daily and would like to set it so that erasing my main drive or my La Cie isn't even an option.

I don't know what to suggest because I don't have any idea what your needs are. If you work with video and graphics you probably need a fast drive (if your computer supports FW800 that would be the best choice for externals.) An internal hard drive would be best if you have expansion room internally. Single drives are available up to 750 GBs capacity. Your best choices both for speed and size would be Western Digital's Caviar series, Seagate's Barracudas, or the Maxtor Maxlines.
For externals you can purchase a bare drive and install it in a separate enclosure. The enclosure should support FW800 if your computer has FW800 ports, use the Oxford 922 or 924 chipset, and support a drive of the size you intend to purchase (some enclosures will not support large drives.)
If you think you will need future expansion then you may consider getting an external case that supports multiple drives in RAID configurations.

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