Dead CD drive?

[Mike Adams]

My CD drive seems to have died. It will not recognize any disc that is inserted and also will not burn a disc. Are there any tricks I can use to try and resurrect it?

Thanks

Machine Name: Power Mac G5
Machine Model: PowerMac7,3
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.1)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 2.7 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB

 

[Giaguara]

First reset PRAM, then try some of these steps.

 

[Mike Adams]

Resetting PRAM did the trick: many thanks