My Toshiba Satellite p775-s7320 not recognizing the CD/DVD player (ODD)

Hello all,
I am having the problem as listed in the title in that my toshiba satellite p775-s7320 is not recognizing the built-in CD/DVD player anymore. I have the latest Bios upgrade from Toshiba. The last time this worked was earlier this year during the summer. Nothing abnormal or apparent has happened to the laptop to change anything internally, except the Bios upgrades.
Interestingly enough, there is power to the CD/DVD mechanism and the open/close features work perfectly, but the Bios can't "see" the ODD. So because the Bios doesn't see it as being attached, and the System doesn't "see" because the Bios doesn't, it doesn't matter that the Open/Close function works, because putting a good CD in with data on it is of no value.
I was considering trying to revert the Bios to an earlier one, but simply trying to load the older Bios through the Windows Bios software is a No-Go because the software won't allow me to go to an earlier Bios flash.
I'm at the end of the line with common options, other than trying to switch out the Cd/DVD for a brand new one. Something I don't want to do if I can avoid it, but I would as a last resort. As well, loading a fresh image is out of the question as I have too much accumulated software on my harddrive and don't really think the problems stims from that.
Otherwise, any other solutions may be worthwhile to try. I would really like to flash the Bios to an earlier time when the machine worked well, but I dont know how.
Thanks for taking a look. BTW, I have removed and replaced the current CD/DVD several times with no change in recognition by the Bios.
houdinihar

any other solutions may be worthwhile to try
Try the Microsoft fix-it : http://support.microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems It is used to fix problems with CD or DVD drives. (Note This Fix it solution does not support Windows 8.1.)
For more things to try see this Microsoft support page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/en-us It gives possible reasons for your problem and several methods to fix the issue.
Your support page is here : http://support.toshiba.com/support/modelHome?freeText=3132880
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