Resetting bios for Satellite A205 laptop

Can anyone please tell me how I can reset the bios in my Satellite A205 laptop, so that the CD/DVD drive works again? At present it doesn't even register on the computer anywhere. I have tried altering the upper and lower filters in the registry, but it makes no difference. If restting the bios isn't what I need to do, what do I need to do to get the CD/DVD drive working again, or to fix its driver, so that the drive works again. Any help very much appreciated, but please try and give me comprehensive instructions. Thank-you.

hmm, do you mean resetting the BIOS defaults?
thats F9 after you get to BIOS

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