HT1338 DVD drive in mac  will not ply DVD's

My DVD drive in mac  will not play full size DVD's,It says system extension cannot be used,please help.Thank you

Go to your OS Help Menu.  In the search field type dvd
Click on all the troubleshooting topics & Support Articles that pertain to  your issue.
You can also do the same in Disk Utility.  Open same up.
At the bottom left of the window, click on the purple button w/the "?" in the middle.
This will bring up the Help Menu.
Try a different brand. 
CDs
FUJI
TDK
Verbatim
Taiyo Yuden
DVDs
Maxell
Taiyo Yuden
Make sure the DVDs are not dirty, smudged and/or scratched.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50448 
Cures for an uncooperative CD/DVD drive
Your drive may need cleaning.  Cleaning kits can be purchased from any store that sells CD/DVDs.

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