lost cd writer????

>-----Original Message-----
>only just noticed this, but my cd writer isnt listed in
>my computer, the drawer will only open while booting up
>and device manager is only showing the dvd drive, there
>isnt even the yellow question mark to say it recognises
>theres something there. it used to work. i also seem

>have acquired a football icon in place of the hard drive
>icon, it tries to load a football game, which i have
>deleted, but the icon remains and still tries to load
>this game - and things were going so well!! can anyone
>help?????
>Your CD-RW might be defective or you could try this

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