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Enter the BIOS setup (usually by tapping F2 or F1 during boot on most PCs.

rebooting (don't forget to re-plug in the power cable).

physically moving the DVD SATA cable to a different SATA port, preferably with a lower number ( SATA01 in my case), if one is available.

shutting down my machine (don't forget to unplug it and then tap the power button once to discharge components, preventing electrostatic shock to yourself and damage to your machine).

After upgrading, it stopped working, and I fixed the problem by: The DVD SATA cable happened to be connected to the SATA05 port on my motherboard. More detail: I recently upgraded (to 16.04 from 14.04) and faced a similar problem: a previously working DVD drive stopped working.

I do not presently know if this is due to Ubuntu not recognizing the device properly due to some bug, or if it's a fault in my motherboard. Physically changing the SATA port on the motherboard to which the DVD drive was connected solved this issue, namely, an Ubuntu release upgrade causing a previously working DVD drive to fail to be recognized in the new installation. In my experience, this was a hardware issue. Although the question is 2 years old at this time, this answer is provided for completeness.