No IDE device detected on p965 Platinum

Hi, I have a p965 platinum and I get the others parts for my new pc (cpu, ram and vga) first, I have to update o the last bios v1.6 to can work with the 1333 bus of the cpu (e675) I update and start ok, but now, I have to install a system, but no detect dvd or hard disk conected to IDE, I was try with a lot of combination of configuration on sata, raid, ide, enchande, disable, etc. but can't fix it. I was read a lot of people with problem like this, or umda on dvd and fix with a bios update. I been update to the last bios, but problem still no fix....any idea?...I'm looking to install windows via network, but one tiime I have windows, I need dvd anyway, so need to fix this problem

My suggestion is to start from scratch:
Unplug main A/C power connector from PSU, hit power-on button a few times to drain capacitors and Clear CMOS.  After restarting load Optimizes defaults in BIOS and make sure the JMicron controller is set to RAID:
Integrated Peripherals --> Onboard RAID Controller --> IDE
Make sure that the IDE devices connected to the JMicron controller are jumpered correctly as Master and Slave.
If that does not solve your problem, I suggest you use a SATA HDD and connect it to one of the Intel SATA Ports.  The JMicron controller is a tricky thing and seems to be picky with drives sometimes (especially if two drives (HDD+opt. drive) are hooked up to the IDE port.

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    Quote from: GettinThere on 06-December-06, 08:44:41
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    Quote
    I have no idea which stepping type mine is as the product numbers for the Q9550 chips are all the same (EU80569PJ073N or BX80569Q9550) regardless of whether it is a C0, C1 or E0 stepping.
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    http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=339900#ts
    http://www.xpcgear.com/ide2sata.html
    http://www.ubuyitdirect.com/-p-1045.html?currency=USD
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