Satellite L505D-S5983 DVD Drive no longer works

Don't know how long ago this problem started, but whenever a cd or dvd is in the drive, the light flashes on and off. If you double click on the dvd drive in windows explorer, it takes a long time trying to read it, then says no dvd/cd in drive. Anyone else have this problem?

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