Click start control panel administration tools computer management device manager scroll down cd-dvd rom drives you might see a yellow question /exclamation mark ? ! or a red X right click to update driver

if you dont have motherboard disk you will need to download the drivers
http://download.cnet.com/dvdram-en-20071009085435-zip/3000-2110_4-172943.html

http://download.cnet.com/dvdram-en-20070907111350-zip/3000-2110_4-170034.html

http://download.cnet.com/dvdram-win2k-5025-en/3000-2110_4-172950.html

http://download.cnet.com/adaptec-udf-reader-driver/3000-2100_4-10021086.html
Adaptec's UDF Reader enables MultiRead CD-ROM drives to read UDF-formatted CD-R and CD-RW discs (such as those written with DirectCD) under Windows 95/98/98SE/NT 4.0/2000.

hope this helps you