12" won't read Cds, DVDs OK both internal and external optical drives WEIRD

Very strange one.
12" 1Ghz, 1.25gb RAM - Combo drive - 10.5.4; Great condition.
No CDs mount, Audio, CDR all dyes. No mounto at all.
DVDs mount and play fine, shop bought films data on DVD-/+R, all OK
The above is true for the internal Matshita combo drive and for two other external Lacie d2s
One Firewire and one USB both exhibit the same behaviour.
Finder Preferences are ticked to mount both DVD and CD.
Please solve this one, I am going slightly mad. It doesn't make sense to my mind
Cheers all!

Hello HankMossop,
I would recommend taking a look through the following article for some useful troubleshooting steps that can help get your SuperDrive working.
Apple Computers: Troubleshooting the slot-loading SuperDrive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2801
Cheers,
Allen

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http://www.enkitec.com/products/esert_cloud - eSert cloud
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