Disable MegaRAID SAS Controller in ESXi

Hi there,
Is is possible to completely disable the MegaRAID SAS Invader Controller on a B200 M4 blade? We do not use this controller as we boot over the network using Auto Deploy in ESXi 5.5. I would like for it not to show up in ESXi.
I have created a BIOS Policy which sets to disabled the 'Intel Entry SAS RAID' and 'Onboard SCU Storage Support' options but this has not helped.
Thanks
Chris

If that is the embedded RAID controller, you might want to enter BIOS and disable it from there.
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