thanks for the reply Chris,
can you explain me the exact path for it? I can see the Device Manager, but I am unable to find the path for OPtical drive.
no i took this screenshot after removing the drive. i have restrtedmy system some 3-4 times. and the problem isn't resolved yet. Administrative tools>Computer Management>Storage>Disk management shows just the 5 drives I had been using before this incident. Can't disable the drives from here...
today I used a friend's pendrive for some transfer work. I am sure my system is free of virus, so does his computer. All of a sudden, i discovered numerous drives. previously I had just C,D,E, F, G and H. But now I could find multiple unknown drives. any idea how has this occured? And how to...