CD Drives are busted?

[Stigmata]

So today I decide to burn my friend a CD, and to my horror, neither one of my CD drives shows up in My Computer. So I restart, and it says that neither my Secondary Master or Slave are detected. However, both drives will still spin CD's, though my "regular" CD drive usually won't open unless you right-click on it and click "Eject". I have no idea what's wrong, this happened all of a sudden, and not just after I restarted the computer. I mean my sister was playing the Sims only hours before, and then when I get on, I got to burn a CD and the drives are missing :\

I really have no idea what's wrong, and I'd rather fix these drives than shell out $200 for new ones that I would rather spend on games. Can anyone help me at all?

 

[Hazar]

It could be bad drivers.

Try using the "revert to old drivers" feature in xp.

 

[ComradeBadger]

Righty, check your jumper settings, your IDE cables, and perhaps update the firmware.

Failing that, take the CMOS battery out for a minute and put it back in

(I've learned from my mistake :E )