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Take the MB outside of the case and put it on the shipping box. Strip it bare like you're going to RMA the board. Install CPU, GPU, mouse, keyboard, and one stick of RAM. Use a known good IDE cable (not floppy cable) to connect the optical drive to the MB (end of cable). Set the jumper to MASTER. Pull battery and put CMOS in clear position for 1/2 hour. Put back battery and CMOS jumper. Start the board by shorting the two power pins on the MB. Hit DELETE key to enter BIOS. Check to see if optical drive is detected. If no detection, then load Optimized Default. Hit F10 to save. Boot into BIOS about 5 to 7 times to see if optical drive is seen by BIOS. If not, then try Cable Select jumper. Still no go? Zero fill the HDD and swap the optical drive with HDD.
If the board will not detect ANY IDE DEVICE and you know that the cable is good, then RMA the board.
If the board will not detect ANY IDE DEVICE and you know that the cable is good, then RMA the board.