need help with ide controller

[chris643pa]

how do i uninstall a ide controller, not the device?

[ammck55]

Here's one way:

Start > Rt.-click My Computer > Properties > Hardware Tab > Device Manager > Universal Serial Bus Controllers > Locate the controller in question > Rt-click > Uninstall

Your OS will pick the controller and its drivers back up on reboot.

You can also Rt-Click on a specific controller, select "Properties" from the context menu, select the "Driver" tab, and uninstall from there as well as view additional information.

ammck55

[CWR03]

Actually I believe you'd need to remove it under "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" (Under XP, right-click My Computer and select Manage, click Device Manager) - you should show Primary, Secondary and another which should match the name of your chipset, for example mine reads "Via Bus Master IDE Controller." You can't remove the chipset controller - if you do your computer will either freeze or crash, and it will be restored upon bootup. The most you can do if you're having a problem with it is to update the driver(s).

[ammck55]

Good catch, CW, I put him onto his Serial Bus Controllers instead of the IDE Controllers. Hopefully, after getting into the Device Manager, chris was able to pick up on it, himself.

Too much turkey and Russian vodka apparently dimmed both my vision and cognitive skills last night. ;)

ammck55

[SallyDog]

Too much turkey and Russian vodka apparently dimmed both my vision and cognitive skills last night. ;)

ammck55

On a side note, there's no such thing as too much turkey or vodka :p

[jel]

yes, well ..... usually my scenario involves this simple equation:
too much vodka + jel = turkey
:D

@ chris643pa
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