Windows XP doesn't detect the CD drive

If I were at my old job, I'd swap out the drive. Being as how I'm retired
now and don't have spares lying around, I could use some advice.

My wife's Dell Dimension with Windows XP SP2, has lost the ability to detect
the CD/DVD drive. It doesn't show up at all in Device Manager and is not
detected as new hardware during a boot. I don't have an install disk (for
the drive that couldn't read it anyway), and when I try to select the
manufacturer from the menu, Hitachi isn't listed.

I've reseated all of the cables.

Any suggestions other than replacing the drive?

Thanks.

Lionel


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