ThinkPad G41 won't recogzie the DVD/RW drive

I have a ThinkPad G41 that was turned in by one of our mobile users. The DVD/RW drive is on longer working properly. WIndows XP recognizes the drive is there -- but when a CD or DVD is put into the drive, the green light slowly flashes for a few seconds. Then it goes out, and nothing can be read from the disk. We've tried a number of disks, and none work.
I am supplying the following system information, in the hopes that someone has the answer:
BIOS: Version 1.16 (dated 11/30/2006
OS:    Windows XP, with SP 3 and all latest updates from Microsoft
Drive:   HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4080N
Driver:  Microsoft-supplied, version 5.1.2535.0 (dated 07/01/2001

Welcome to the forum!
Try cleaning the lens with a q-tip dipped in isopropyl alcohol. If that doesn't yield any results, the replacement drive will be called for and finding one - let along replacing it - is an absolute pain when it comes to G4x series.
Good luck.
Cheers,
George
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