Disc drive no longer working on HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC?

I have a HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC that's running Windows Vista Home Premium.  This morning I inserted a CDR to burn some files via iTunes and since then, my disc drive is not responding in anyway.  I tried pushing the button on the disc drive, no response.  I tried ejecting it via windows explorer, no response.  I tried restarting my computer to see if that would help, no response.  The light on the disc drive no longer lights up in anyway.  When I tried burning the CDR in iTunes, it just kept displaying the message "Please insert blank disc" over and over and didn't recognize there was anything in the drive.  So, do you think the disc drive has had it?  Or is there some way to reset the disc drive or fix it?  Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

Hi Jimmys_51,
Take a look at this document and let me know if the troubleshooting steps help resolve your issue.
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