DVD drive doesnt show on my Satellite Pro A300

Hello,
I have just taken delivery of a Toshiba Satellite A300 running Vista Home Premium. I cant find the DVD drive when I goto Computer and likewise I cannot access the disk drive for loading software, DVD etc.
When I first got the machine the DVD drive was operating just fine, however after trying to load Pinnacle TV tuner and SimCity4 it has stopped working and no longer shows in my computer.
Any help would be appreciated
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