AE CC Dropped Blackmagic Card in Video Preview

When i upgraded to CC i selected The BM card in the Video Preview "Output Device" preference in AE but 1 day later the Option has dissapeared and only "Computer Monitor only" is an option.
Does anyone have a solution on how to get my BM card back in the list so I can use my output monitor?
Thanks

I have a similar problem but it is audio driven I think. So I open AE CC and I can make a Blackmagic selection to say 1280x720. Set up a composition to that size and I can preview to my JVC monitor that the Blackmagic Intensity card outputs to. But the project has no audio. Everything works as it should.
As a test I have then  set my video output to 1920x1080 23.97. I have imported a Pro Res encoded video from my GH2 with audio. I drag this into a comp which matches the output perfectly. In the timeline I swithc off the audio and do a short ram preview. The video plays back perfectly on the monitor. I then switch on audio hit ram preview again and my JVC monitor turns black. If I then look in the Video Preview settings of Preferences the Blackmagic card that I could see before has disappeared.
Of course none of this happens with AE CS6, and Final Cut Pro X where both audio and video are fine.
I am running
Mac OSX 10.8.3, with Blackmagic Drivers 9.7.5

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