DVD drive not showing up on My Computer, cannot load any disks. :(

[CanadianGinger]

THE PROBLEM
Okay, so I've had this problem for a while. Basically, my laptop won't read any DVDS, software, CDs, etc. I put the disk in the drive and I can hear it running like its going to start up, but nothing happens.

There is no drive for it on "My Computer" so I can't access it manually. Sooo, it won't autoplay and it can't be run manually. What do I do?

I already checked out device management and it says the device is running fine. Not sure where I go from here.


INFO:

Manufacturer: HP
Model: HP Pavilion dv2700 Notebook PC
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo PCU   T5750 @ 2.00GHz
System Type: 64-bit Operating System

The disk drive is the Toshiba MK3252GSX

[Geek-9pm]

Tour problem is with the DVD drive, not the Hard disk drive.
If this is under warranty, take advantage of it now.
Otherwise, you may need a new DVD drive.

[JJ 3000]

Does the drive show up in BIOS?

[Allan]

Insert a BOOTABLE cd and reboot. Does the system boot to the cd?