Macbook Cd/Dvd burner drive wont read Cd's properly, but Dvd's are fine.

Hello.
I recently updated my Macbook 1,1 to Snow Leopard, and got new RAM and HDD. Therefor I'm importing my cd collection once again, but when i put in a CD, it makes loud weird noises and either ejects the disc automatically, or doesn't import/read the cd probably (and very slowly).
The weird thing is, is if i put in a DVD in the drive, it read it fine, with no noises or slow speeds.
What should i do?

In the past, this sort of behavior has indicated on my home computers that the optical drive is beginning to fail. If this is the case, then the cheapest and easiest solution is to purchase an external optical drive. See link at the bottom of this post. On the bright side, you may be able to use this as an opportunity to get some added functionality (ie lightscribe).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000420&IsNodeId=1& Description=external%20cd%2Fdvd%20drive&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20

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