Optical drive not working on Windows 7

Jagyir

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Nov 26, 2013
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I just tried putting a movie disc in my drive and now it will not boot, I was able to watch a movie perfectly 3 hours before this one, and before that I had installed drivers using disc's a few times (10 or so).

But now, my OD is not getting recognized.

It will open and close without problems.

I have unplugged the Sata cables, and have blown into the drive. Should I try a different sata port?

Asus DRW-24B1ST
 
Solution
So no yellow exclamation marks in Device Manager? Yes, you can try a different SATA port. If nothing: your drive controller is crapped and you need to buy a new drive.