Change its' entry in /etc/fstab to read something like:\n\n/dev/hdc /mnt/dead_drive reiserfs ro,noauto 0 0\n\nThe noauto and the 0 0 are the important parts.\nNoauto tells it not to automatically mount at boot time which would trigger a fs scan.\n\nThe 0 0 tell it not to dump core and not to scan fs at mount.\n\nI couldn't be sure which device you hooked it up as so change that line to suite your needs.  To get at it after booting you must type in a command as root like this:\n\nmount /mnt/dead_drive