CD's are not read / recognised but DVD's are?

I'm trying to burn a CD for a theatre production here at school and when I insert a blank CD into my optical drive, it spins up and then powers down with no evidence on OSX that I did anything. I can do the same thing with a blank DVD and it mounts just fine.
What's the deal? Thanks!
I'm fairly savvy with my machine so go ahead and ask me any questions you have.

check out my faq* http://www.macmaps.com/cdrfailure.html
if that does not help, get the lens cleaned at an authorized service center if under warranty, or through a store cleaner that meets the specs for your drive.
- * links to my pages may give me compensation

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