Cd/dvd drive has disappeared

my cd/dvd drive is not detected by windows, but is detected by the device manager
the BIOS detects is as well. I've tried removing the upper & lower filters, uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers, and have also checked to see if I can assign the drive a letter. the drive isn't even there
i have had this problem for a while. first i had fixed it, but then after doing a system recovery, it has disappeard once again. I've tried all of the microsoft fix its, and it all does not work.
However, it did work before I did the system recovery, so I do not believe it is a hardware issue. The cd drive also has a blinking light and spins, but windows does nothing.
please help!!!
Im running windows vista 32 bit

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