Check out this tip from "The Elder GeeK" website:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/restore_missing_cd_or_dvd_drive.htm
or    http://snipurl.com/f2ez

HTH,
Tomas Santos
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> > -------------- Original message --------------
>I recently installed a new CDRW drive in an XP Home
>SP2(fully updated)machine. I now have the 'C' HD as
>'master' and a DVD drive as 'slave' on the primary IDE.
>And I have a 'D' HD as 'master' and the new CDRW drive
>as 'slave' on the secondary IDE. All are set for
>'cable selection'.

>The BIOS sees all the drives correctly. Windows XP
>'system information' sees the drives correctly with
>the DVD as 'E' drive and the CDRW as 'F' drive. The
>device manager sees all the drives and indicates
>proper operation. The ' My Computer' and 'Windows
>Explorer' only acknowledges the CDRW drive and
>inaccurately indicates it is the 'E' drive rather than
>the 'F' drive. Therefore, I can not get to the DVD
>drive through Windows.

> Tom Mayer

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