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CD/DVD Drive disappeared, fixes didn't work

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Hi-
All of a sudden my cd/dvd drive has vanished. The door will not open when I press the button. It doesn't show up on Device Manager and it is not in BIOS either. I did not download anything that should have caused this. I tried the fixes I found on various help pages - the Doug Knox xp_cd-dvd_fix.zip did not work. I also followed the Microsoft instructions to go into the registry and delete the upper and lower filters but when I got there, there were no filters so that didn't help either. I have rebooted numerous times, both hard and soft. I have also in desperation tried pulling the plug. Nothing has worked. I suppose it could be the drive itself, but I doubt it because it has been lightly used and it should still show up on the device mgr. I am hoping someone has another suggestion. Thanks.
 
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