How do I disable the ata66 highpoint controllers on the ABIT BE-6 mainboard? Trying to install another ata66 card and can't.

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I am running Win98se on a P3 800mhz Abit BE-6 mainboard. I currently have a 40gig WD HD on IDE-3 under ata66. Ide1 has a 8 and 12 gig drives, Ide2 has the cdroms. I am trying to disable the onboard ata controller and install another ata controller for the drives. Windows keeps reinstalling the drivers for the onboard unit even when no drive is installed in ide-3 or 4.

I removed the scsi controllers in the Device Manager SCSI controllers list. When the system boots it shows the highpoint ata controller screen. I don't have any drives listed even when drives are installed on ide-3 and being seen by windows.

How do I disable the onboard controller so it doesn't show up when booting? Is there a web page with more info. The one I used to go to is gone. http://members.nbci.com/abit_be6/

Any assistance would be appreciated.

I have a hammer and that mainboard is beginning to look more and more like a nail.
 
per the subject, the Highpoint cannot be disabled on the BE6 in the bios. just disable the device in device manager so that it is not trying to use it.
 
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