Dv9730us disc drive dissappeared wont return

i have a HP laptop dv9730us with the AMD processor and my problem is i bought a dvd over summer break and i put it in my disc drive then all of a sudden my disc drive dissappeared it doesn't pic it up in add hardware, my computer, dos prompt, or anything i can see however its connected properly and it gets power laser moves on its own normally it opens perfectly no physical problems whatsoever i've tried reinstalling drivers upgrading bios everything i could think of i've used some virus scanning programs nothing comes up can anyone assist me with this problem?

If the OS X disk you got from your friend is a gray-faced one from another system, like a MacBook Pro or iMac, it won't run on your Powerbook, as they are locked to the system types that they ship with. You want a black-faced retail copy of the operating system.
The Powerbook can't run Snow Leopard, as that requires an Intel processor. You can update to Leopard, and if you call the online Apple store at 800-MY-APPLE they still have copies for sale. If you decide to upgrade to Leopard, you may want more memory. The highest level of the operating system you can run is 10.5.8.
It sounds like you are getting a kernel panic on trying to start the system (message to restart in multiple languages). Kernel panics are often caused by memory-related problems. See this FAQ for more information: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html

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