HELP? Exhausted "fixes" for CD/DVD drive issue

Hey guys, I've searched and searched the internet for a solution, but cannot find anything that works. My laptop's CD/DVD drive stopped reading all discs. When I put a disc in the drive, the indicator light blinks like normal. The drive even makes a whirring noise for a second. But it ends there. When I try to run the drive through My Computer, it says there is no disc.

What I've tried:
- uninstalling/re-installing driver
- updating driver (automatically and manually)
- disabling/enabling driver
- running lens cleaning disc (drive did not run at all)
- holding eject button through start-up (read that it worked for several people, no idea if it really does anything)
- checking the drive for physical obstructions (there was nothing out of the ordinary)

I can tell that the drive has the potential to run. It just seems as though something is keeping it from spinning and reading discs. I know my way around a computer, so as long as instructions are clear, feel free to ask questions and throw out some answers! Thank you!

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OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9
Processor Count: 4
RAM: 8094 Mb
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000, -1984 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 693601 MB, Free - 513425 MB; D: Total - 21498 MB, Free - 2319 MB; G: Total - 98 MB, Free - 78 MB;
Motherboard: Hewlett-Packard, 18A4
Antivirus: Kaspersky Internet Security, Updated and Enabled