DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive Will Not Read Or Write To Any Media

I have an HP ZT1130, running XP SP3. It has a Toshiba SD-R2102 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive that will not read or write to any media. I don't get any error messages. The drive is present in MY Computer & Device Manager indicates it is working properly. When I place any disk in the drive, I get a message to "insert a disk". I have already uninstalled & reinstalled the device, removed the "high & low filters" in the registry, operating from a "clean boot state", run a registry cleaner. I am currently using Microsoft Media Player 11. I have run out of things to check, I hope someone has some answers.
Thanks In Advance,
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