DVD drive wont accept discs!

ive been trying to burn a disc to back some things up, but every blank dvd-r disc i put in, it just spits it right back out after about 10-15 seconds.
heck, even a dvd movie wont even play. it again just spits it out!
what could possibly be wrong??
-Sin
Message was edited by: AbominusRules

Either your drive needs cleaning. it is defective, or you are using bad or incompatible media Abominus.
(It sounds like you have an earlier MBP rather than a late 2008/9 model , given that you describe it as a 3.1)
If you have Applecare or warranty cover, take it in and Apple will replace the drive if the issue isn't simply media.
If you don't have Applecare or warranty coverage then try running a cleaning disc through it a few times, and use TDK, Verbatim or Maxell discs if possible.
Cheers
rod

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