dvd drive disappearing in windows 8

[STC]

Hi I have windows 8 with a 128gb ssd and a 750gb 7200rpm HDD and a dvd rw drive.

However ocassionally when i open my computer, my dvd drive disappears....the only thing that brings it back is a reboot...i tried putting my dvd drive on another sata port and it happens less frequently now, but still does happen ocassionally. can anyone recommend anything or know anything about this?

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[Allan]

1) Have you recently installed any new software?

2) Does the drive always show when a disc is inserted?

[STC]

1) Have you recently installed any new software?

2) Does the drive always show when a disc is inserted?

1. no, I just use this computer for my games, which is mostly skyrim, been having this problem since I installed windows 8 and my SSD few months ago, but don't have any fancy software besides my game and the OS at all.

2. No, I keep battlefield game disk in the drive at all times since that is the game i mostly play that requires a disk, and sometimes it shows  and other times the drive wont be there with the disk still in it.

[Allan]

The fact that it's intermittent makes it difficult to diagnose. Here are some suggestions for when the drive NEVER appears:

1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or…

2. Delete Upper & Lower Filters
 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116
Restart computer.
or…

3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.
or…

4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.