G61 Notebook pc with Windows 7 32 bit OS Drive "E" and "F" disappeared

after several years of no problems, I can only find drives "C" and "D" (recovery) I don't know where "E" and "F" went. I cannot play a CD or DVD. When I checked the system information it said there was an error in these drives and they have been disabled. What happened? Can I get them back without running the recovery disks??

Fxnit22, welcome to the forum.
Since you've done almost all of the diagnostics that I would have recommended, I suspect the power supply unit (PSU). Here is a guide to help you troubleshoot it. Please follow it step by step and completely. The PSU can cause symptoms that can be mis-diagnosed as other components or even software. The computer freezing is one of the major symptoms.
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