I've had trouble with my cd-RW drive before losing power, but this is the first time I have had trouble with both of my drives. They both have power and can open and closethem, but neither show up in My Computer. If I put in a CD nothing happens. I tried flip-flopping the cables that connected the two but nothing changed.
The weirdest part though, is that sometimes when I turn on my computer, both drives exist again--only to disappear again later on, sometimes in the same day.
Im so confused. Is it possible my cords are bad? Or is the CD-RW itself bad and causing the cd-rom to go bad?
Any help is appreciated--keeping in mind i am a computer layman. Thanks!