[VIA Series] PT880 Neo - 2 dead PCI slots?

Scanning through the forums, I didn't see anything relevant so here goes.
I bought my board not too long ago and have been slowly adding peripherals to my system. I try to spread things out when choosing a PCI slot for a new card. Well, looking at my sig, I have discovered that two of my PCI slots are dead.
When I say dead, I mean that I'll install a card there (previously never installed), boot up to Windows, and wait for the Found New Hardware dialog. I think that this is slightly broken, so I go to the Device Manager and none of my new items show up with uninstalled or installed drivers. I crack my case, move the card to one of the working slots, and everything is dandy.
For the record, I refer to PCI 1 as the closest PCI slot to the AGP slot (most central physically on the motherboard). Inheritently, PCI 5 is the slot closest to the corner of the motherboard. I am having problems with slots 2 and 3.
I am hoping that there is a dip switch or a rule similar to memory slot usage that will fix this problem. I have not found a solution yet and am hoping that someone here can help.
Thanks.

Update the BIOS, clear the CMOS, if ur problem is not solved, RMA the mainboard.

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