Windows 8 (eight) install. Why U no recognize disc in drive?

Factual Questions
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I hate to raise a zombie, but I hate to be unappreciative…

Thank you! A new DVD burner ($17 bucks on newegg) and we’re in business. But I’d have never spent the money (I’m that cheap) without the Dopers pointing and saying “It’s the drive, dipstick!”
Epilogue:

Middle school child now has her very own computer. She has replaced the hard drive & reinstalled the operating system with minimal assistance. We also added some windfall RAM. Now I am looking for a compatible video card that supports OpenGL because Minecraft must be played.

Sure, I’m $200 into a “free” computer, but teaching the kid not to be afraid to open the case and mess with stuff is well worth it.

Thank you!

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Well you can test the drive in Windows…
Sometimes you find that it can read a CD but not a DVD, or vica versa,
Or it only has trouble with recordable media. Then you can be sure its the drive
(why would BIOS/OS troubles be deciduous ?)

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nevermind