Airbubba - Things are a bit different on the 777
Not with the Boeings I fly. The CVR now runs anytime there is power on the aircraft and for ten minutes after power is removed
VOICE RECORDER Switch
AUTO – The cockpit voice recorder runs from first engine start until 5 minutes after last engine shutdown (spring–loaded).
ON – The cockpit voice recorder runs until first engine start, then spring–loaded to AUTO.
there is definitely still a circuit breaker in the cockpit to disable the CVR
No CVR circuit breaker in the 777 cockpit. The circuit breaker is in the E/E compartment.