Abit BE-6 II / ATA66 Controller problems

[ChrisH]

I can't seem to get the drivers in Win98 SE installed for this controller. I have the HTP366 version and everytime I boot up device manager shows both of them as not configured correctly even though I have installed the drivers from the driver disk provided. I have reinstalled windows and nothing seems to work. I have also pulled my 2940 and 3com NIC out before the install. The only thing I have in the system right now is a Matrox G400 32MB and Sound Blaster Live. This is a PIII 600E and I didn't overlcock it during installations. Most of the BIOS settings are set to default. Can anyone help? This is driving me crazy! Thanks in advance for any input provided.

 

[Nightweaver2]

I had similar problems trying to use the drivers from the supplied disk. My advice -- Don't use them. Grab the latest drivers from http://www.highpoint-tech.com and use them instead. Hope that helps!

 

[DocDon]

Have the same hardware configuration, only Win 2K. Had all sorts of problems. Tried the highpoint drivers no change. Since I needed stablity I hooked the HD to the ATA33 controllers. Seems to be working fine. Think the highpoint leaves something to be desired.

 

[Prodigy^]

went to System/device control, double clicked each of the Unknown Mass Storage Devices, it asked for a driver, I inserted the supplied disk with the the drivers, and it detected them as SCSI cards.

no problems

 

[FordLorider]

Yeah, have you flashed your bios to the latest version? That might help but I doubt it but it's worth it anyways. Definitely use the drivers from highpoint website. There are several versions of the BE6-II and they might have sent you the wrong drivers when you bought your board.

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and follow the directions that pop up after you click on your correct board in the list. The directions are a little unclear, but you should be able to get it after a while.

Then go the highpoint site that nightweaver gave you and click on support, follow along.

 

[Prodigy^]

http://www.abit-usa.com/english/download/index.htm

I got my BE6-II around three months ago, that might be why I don't have the same prob as you

 

[HeaverVT]

I had the same prob - First off, definitely get the newest HPT drivers, then I had to take everycard out of my case (except video, of course)and booted windows. I had to install pci cards one by one. But after that, the board was rock solid.

 

[BuddyHolly]

It was never worth the trouble once I got it going for my board..has it improved anyones speeds enough to justify? I may get mine going again if newer bios or drivers justify the trouble..

 

[Tripleshot]

Mine works sweeeeet.I have PIII600E maxtor 20.4 udma66 hdd on the hpt 366 controller and G400max/sblive/fa310txnic/panasonic8x4x32cd-rw.

Secret?........Load OS on udma33,then change over to hpt 366. Never use hpt drivers supplied with board.Upgrade to latest bios.Rock solid and I overclock at will.Limits.......G400max. (I will wait for the latest and greatest vid to go down in price.I don't pay $300-400 for a damn video card.That to me is absurd.}

 

[err]

ATA66 on BE6-2 is crap ... I've tried to install it on 6 different systems and only 1 work without a problem ..

some of my experiences:
-conflict with MX300 drivers
-not stable overclock on 650E (removed highpoint and it's ok)
-conflict with WinME Full
-DAMN WINDOWS PROTECTION ERRORS

anyway I don't think the hassle to install ATA66 is worth it rite now.
The performance is almost the same.

eRr

 

[BuddyHolly]

Err, I had similar problems with mine and a couple of friends machines. The common factor for us is the mx300's. I wonder if they could be a large part of the problem. Anyway, no one has convinced me with benchmarks yet, so I think I will allow my ata66 connection to remain dormant.