burner dont work

in feb i bought a new MSI burner and its been working fine, then i went to make a friend a cd and found that i dont have a burner.
I tryed it on a different computer and it dont even open or light up let me guess!
buy a new one right, what can i do or, is there a way to fix my MSI(48x16x48) with out paying an arm and a leg, for im a student with little money,

HHEEELLLPPP???
TONI
skybird4me@yahoo.com