CD/DVD player not showing in finder.

Hi, My Mac has lost contact with the CD/DVD drive and is unable to find it. I have been having a little trouble with the HD and ran Disk Warrior for the CD drive and after restarting the drive is now not working. Any ideas thanks glenn

You're Welcome kingshabing!
"No when I put in a disk it wont play..."
And I assume that it doesn't appear on the Desktop either.
It does sound as if the drive is kaput!
If you have an external optical drive, or access to another Firewire enabled Mac, you could try running the Apple Hardware Test, through one of those.
If you have AppleCare, I suggest you call, or make an appointment at an Apple Retail Store Genius Bar.
ali b

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