DVD drive not recognized as a start up drive

I have a Pioneer DVR-106D I installed in my Mac. It works fine except for one problem. I wanted to start up from it to re-install a program that's been finicky (another post for another time) and found out that when I hold down the "C" key, the drive isn't recognized. I restarted and held down the "option" key to show the recognized drives and it wasn't on the list.
Any clues why I can't get my Mac to recognize the drive on startup? Is this a dip switch problem, SCSI drive assignment problem? I'm stumped.
Any help would be appreciated.
Information on the drive:
*PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D:*
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Model: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D
Revision: A606
Serial Number: CIDL110*** <Edited by Moderator>
Drive Type: CD-RW/DVD-RW
Disc Burning: Apple Supported/Shipped
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal

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