I've noticed this problem since i got a SSD and installed windows 8.

In 2010 (i think) i made this computer

msi motherboard
amd x2 phenom ii 3.2ghz black edition processor
4gb ddr3 ram
radeon 5670hd gpu
750gb hdd
litescribe DVD drive

when windows 8 came out i got a 124gb SSD and installed windows 8 on it, and used my old HDD (with windows 7) as a backup storage while i used my SSD (with windows as primary/games that i want to load fast.

HOWEVER this is where the problems started, first my dvd drive would randomly DISAPPEAR, then reapper when i restarted the computer.

When I take the SSD out and run windows 7 it seems to work perfectly (however recently i nuked my HDD with windows 7 to use it as storage)

I have checked the SATA ports and cords and they all work just fine, when I start the comptuer I can see the dvd drive in the bios is recognized, but when i get into windows 8 and go to my computer, tehre is no dvd drive.

i tried getting drivers but the litescribe website is no longer active (i'm guessing they went out of business?)

so does that mean my litescribe dvd player is not windows 8 compatible and I should get a different optical drive?

I'm scared that if I get another drive I may run into the same problem, so been thinking of getting a USB drive, what is the DISADVANTAGE of having a USB drive over a internal optical drive?

is there any other solutions you guys got?

thanksYou might have a power supply issue. Just a wild guess.DVD drives haven't required drivers since XP came out...so drivers nor Win8 are the issue...
My guess is the old drive is getting ready to fail completely. Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 11, 2014, 07:42:35 PM

You might have a power supply issue. Just a wild guess.