Problems with DVD writer

I recently built a new machine with a P965 Platinum MB. I put in a Optiarc AD7170 DVD writer. Even though I was able to install windows XP with it, I immediately had problems once windows XP was up and running. The MSI utility CD wouldn't run. Windows explorer would hang up. I would also get some fatal windows errors. I replaced the DVD writer with a CD writer that I had laying around and everything was fine.
I put the DVD writer in my older machine and it works fine. I also had a friend try it in his and everything was OK.
I couldn't find anything on the web about this particular brand. There was some mentions in this forum about JMicron. Could there be some incompatibility with the writer and the motherboard or the JMicron controller?

I have a similar but actually quite different problem. My p965platinum's BIOS won't even show my IDE drives, sometimes, well most of the time..
OS Name   Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version   5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer   Microsoft Corporation
System Name
System Manufacturer   MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
System Model   MS-7238
System Type   X86-based PC
Processor   x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2999 MHz
BIOS Version/Date   American Megatrends Inc. V1.8, 12/1/2007
SMBIOS Version   2.5
Windows Directory   C:\WINDOWS
System Directory   C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device   \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale   United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer   Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name
Time Zone   Mountain Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory   2,048.00 MB (Corsair XMS2 DHX [matched pair] 2 x 2GB DDR2 6400C4DHX cas5) running 5,5,5,18
Available Physical Memory   1.43 GB
Total Virtual Memory   2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory   1.96 GB
Page File Space   3.85 GB
Page File   C:\pagefile.sys
I have reset the CMOS several times and once in a great while the IDE and the devices, 1 WD60GB HDD and 1 Asus 1814 DVDR/RW, will show and work. I have changed out the cables several times and It showed up one time. I just bought a new cable (24" rnd 80) and that hasn't helped. I have checked the power plugs to the devices and they have power. I have set the drives from IDE - SATA - etc. No go. The DVD's jumper is set to Master and is at the end of the cable, the HDD is set to Slave on the middle of the cable.
Can't see a correlation but Boot.ini running in PAE mode.
Could there be something wrong with the board or the BIOS?
Twice I have done a hard shutdown and it has showed up. But when I restart or shut it down for the night It won't show when it starts back up?? System Restore does nothing.
On other old BIOS' I could hit a key to "detect" drives, but this BIOS has no option for that. Everything it "Auto".
Any help would be appreciated

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