L305-s5933 dvd drive wont open

hi.
Well I've been experiencing problems with the dvd drive in my laptop last week, I dont know when this problem started because I don't use the dvd drive very often but the problem is that the dvd drive won't open after the computer has been on for one hour or more, when the computer has only a few minutes turned on, I can open the drive and read any dvd/cd I want, but after one hour the freaking drive just stop responding to the eject button. Trying to eject using Windows software won't work either. The only way to make the drive work again is to turn off the laptop and turn it on again.
a few weeks ago I made a clean install of windows 7, so I'm guessing I forgot to install a driver or something?
just to sumarize my situation:
-Dvd drive won't open after the computer has been on for a while. (Doesn't repond to eject button or windows eject command)
-I have to turn off the computer and turn it on again to make the dvd drive work again
-I'm not sure if this problem started after i installed windows 7.
Any help?
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Just for the record.
The problem I was having with the DVD drive was caused because I didn't install an AHCI/PCIIDE patch that's is included in the drivers and applications recovery DVD. After installing this patch (is actually a registry patch) the DVD is working just fine, doesn't matter how long I use the laptop.
Even tough windows 7 supports natively AHCI mode for SATA devices, DVD-rw drives in some (not all) Toshiba laptops have problems in the long run if you don't apply the registry patch.
I hope my experience helps others experiencing this problem.
bye.

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