Floppy drive doesn't work

Hi there,
My new K8N Neo2 Platinum won't recognise the A: drive. I have tried different drives, different interface cables, and even swapping the cable the other (wrong) way around (even though both sockets are keyed). Still nothing.
I have played with the floppy seek setting in the BIOS without success.
The system runs fine (except for a refusal to boot first thing in the morning - power off, then on, does the trick).
My BIOS version is 1.2 (cf the latest 1.4). I should probably update via Live Update but I don't want to risk screwing my system for good.
Do I need a new board??

Whew! Gee I'm glad I don't have to return this board...
(BIOS -> Std CMOS -> take A: off 'none'...)

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