Hiding a specific HD from the desktop

Hi there,
Is it possible to hide a specific HD from the desktop?

the only way to do this is to hide it from finder completely, not just from the desktop. (It can remain in the sidebar though). to do that run the following terminal command
chflags hidden /volumes/"drive name"
put the drive name in the command. KEEP the quotes. then log out/in and the drive should be hidden from finder and the desktop.
to reverse the effect change "hidden" to "nohidden" in the command.
another option is to hide all drives from the desktop and put aliases to the ones you do want there back on the desktop. however all new external drive you attach to the computer will be hidden from the desktop too unless you make aliases for them as well.
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