cd/dvd missing after the replacement of hard disk and windows drive

I have a laptop Lenovo I had to replace a hard drive, and Windows 7.  I've been able to do and got going, or so I thought.  I went to use the cd/dvd drive and nothing.  Looking at the Panel control does not show a d: / at all.  Device Manager shows a drive. (I think)  He said same drive works fine on the Properties screen.

Any ideas on how to get it working or back?  Or should I go to ebay and get an external hard drive?

Thank you, in advance, for any help.

PJ

Hello

To isolate your concern about the CD/DVD player, is there an error message you get? Have you tried other CD or DVD?

We also try to make the troubleshooting steps below on how to use the hardware and peripheral troubleshooting tool:

  1. Press the logo Windows + R to open the run dialog box.
  2. Control type in the run dialog box, and then press ENTER.
  3. In the Search box in Control Panel, type troubleshooting and then click Troubleshooting.
  4. Under the material and audio item, click Configure a device. If you are prompted to enter a password or provide confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

If your problem is not resolved, please see this link for additional troubleshooting steps.

Keep us updated.

Kind regards.

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