Mac Mini - DVD Drive malfunction?

Hello,
For the last 2 weeks, my MacMini's DVD drive doesn't work normally :
- trying to burn an audio CD doesn't work if I don't reduce the burning speed thru iTunes parameters
- a CD bought on the Apple store with a full licence software when inserted in the DVD drive is "seen" as a blank CD
- same thing for a CD created by a friend
This behaviour isn't taking place every time. If I insert a DVD with a movie for example, it perfectly works and the DVD Reader software starts normally.
What can I do? Where can I find information on the way of replacing myself the DVD drive of my computer?
Thanks for any help
EB
MacMini Intel   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  
MacMini Intel   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

EBUTZ, welcome to the Mac Mini Forum!
Interestingly enough, another poster from France described her experiences in replacing her DVD drive about 6 months ago in these forums.
Personally, I'd recommend buying a tray-loading, firewire external drive. It will be faster, and less fussy about media than the Mini's Superdrive. And probably cheaper and definitely easier than installing an internal drive.

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