MacBook won't mount DVDs

My MacBook has suddenly stopped mounting DVDs. The drive will spin up, but the DVD never shows up in the Finder or in other apps (DVD Player, etc.). I've reinstalled (archive and install) the system software AND updated to the latest system (10.4.7 at this point), and still no luck.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Steven
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Can it play a CD? Run the system profiler utility. See if it can find your drive and what it says about it. I'd suggest contacting applecare.

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