Computer Sometimes Won't Read DVD Drive

[James]

We've been having thunderstorms around here, so I've been turning my computer off every now and then. We've had power outages, but my computer was off as those times.

Twice now, when I turn my system back on, I get this message;

Drive 3 not found: Parallel ATA, PATA-1 (PRI IDE Slave)


Then it asks me to his F1 to continue, or F2 to setup the drive. I hit F1, and the drive doesn't show up at all, and has no power to open the tray. I have to restart my system again to get it to recognize the drive.

When I have the chance, I'll open it up and see if there's anything to clean out or loose connections. But would there be any other reasons this is happening? Since it ONLY happens when I turn my computer off and back on (2 out of the last 3 times), and not WHILE the computer's running, I don't think it's a physical issue.