External DVD drive not showing in mountain lion

Hi
I am on late 2008 macbook running mountain lion 10.8 and i have a problem with my internal dvd player, it is not working. I just needed to read a dvd in my macbook so i have a regular disktop pc dvd player.
I connected the dvd player to the power supply and connected it to my macbook through usb ( The same way i connect my old hard drives when i used to use pc ) but it seems that mountain lion is not reading it.
Any help?

I've used an external burner for years and have noticed the following:
a. it does not show anywhere except my Roxio Toast (burn) software, and
b. unless I have a disc inserted, I cannot control it from within Toast either.
So, my method: plug in burner, insert disk, launch Toast, and burn whatever it is I need to burn. Once done, use Toast to eject disk.

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