hl-dt-st dvd-ram gh10l driver

Help me pls MY windows is not picking up the cd rom..i downloaded the driver but it didn't work...I cant find the driver for windows 8..kindly tell me how can I get this fixed!!

There are no 3rd party drivers for CD/DVD drives, just the default built in Windows/Microsoft drivers.

What is the status (or error code) for this device in the Device Manager?

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Try this (1):

Your CD drive or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs

Fix problems with CD or DVD drives that can

The CD drive or the DVD drive does not work as expected on a computer that is running Windows Vista

Try this(2):
1) Shut down PC.
2) Physically disconnect the CD/DVD Drive.
3) Reboot to Windows with NO DVD drive.
4) Shut down PC.
5) Physically reconnect the CD/DVD Drive.
6) Reboot to Windows with DVD drive.
7) Check Device status.