Not reading right

when i connect my hd it shows up only as cd drive.
it shows up on smart ware but i can only have the selection to eject.
i tired to switch the path for the but i could not due to on computer management the hd shows up as working all fine.
i am also currently deployed .

Besides the CD look for a drive with no name on computer

if showing on disk management, verify what drive letter is showing

Don’t understand what you mean by " i tired to switch the path for the but i could not due to on computer management the hd shows up as working all fine. "

its shows up on my computer as a drive letter and on disk management , but when i try to access it, i get a response of an I/O issue

If you can only see the VCD try to update the driver or use a different cable I/O error means theres an error in the cable or maybe the ports and different computer. If still not working your drive might have failed.