Imac G5 Play Dvd but Not Cd

I have a Imac G5 with a superdrive and if will play DVD but not CD. Anyway i can fix this?

Two ways that might fix it (the superdrive uses different lasers for CDs and DVDs):
1. Clean the superdrive with a proprietary lens cleaner that uses tiny brushes.
2. Reset the SMU:
Resetting the SMU on a G5 iMac:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1767

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>but
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nothing. If I
> rt
> click, there are the settings for flash. I have the
scripts in my scripts
> folder - double checked that. Can anyone see what I'm
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