Imposible to load DVD (only DVD)

Since few weeks (Maveriks install time ?) on my iMac, all Dvd(s) are rejected after about twenty seconds. CDs Loading and reading are OK.
I don't know why. Have you any issue ?
Depuis quelque temps (Installation de Maveriks peut-être, mais pas certain), mon iMac (lecteur mange disk) ne veut plus accpter aucun DVD, quelque soit la manière de le charger, avec ou sans l'appli "lecteur DVD" ouverte par exemple. Les DVD sont rejectés au bout de 20 secondes environs. Par contre les CD sont bien chargés et lus sans problème. Avez-vous une explication ?

Cd and DVD use different lasers within the unit. So it's very possible that the drive has failed.
Try resetting the SMC http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964 and PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
You can also try a cleaning disc, but it rarely works. If your drive has indeed failed your best bet is probably to purchase an external drive...but NOT the Apple SuperDrive as they don't work with Macs that have an internal drive!

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