How to disable the Optical Drive

Hi,
THere seems to be some problem with the optical drive.
Is there a way to disable it till it gets resolved?
I don't see any straight forward way to do that.
Thanks,
Manglu

None I know of short of (ugh) a) voiding the warranty by opening up the computer to pull the plug on it or b) putting tape over the slot.

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