My CD drive isn't working anymore

Question

Hi to all.
I've had my Macbook pro for about...4 or 5 years now.
I'm trying to copy some music from CD's i recently bought but for some reason my CD-Rom drive just keeps spitting CD's out. I put the CD in, and it spits it right back out without it even trying to spin the CD... Then I put it back in and it spins for literally a second, stops, and spits the CD back out.
I finally took out the CD waited a few seconds and put it in again and it finally took the CD. I thought it may have just been that CD so i shrugged it off, but when I put in the next CD, the exact same thing happened.
Has this happened to anyone else before? and does any one know what might be wrong and if their is a solution to this, how would I go about fixing this issue.
I'm having to copy the songs onto my PS3, then put them onto an external HDD then transfer them over through the external HDD. As you may have guessed.... it's EXTREMELY annoying.

Answer 1

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2801 Apple Portables: Troubleshooting the slot load optical disc drive
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Another help source (if you haven't already done so).
Go to your OS Help Menu. In the search field type cd
Click on all the troubleshooting topics & Support Articles that pertain to your issue.
You can also do the same in Disk Utility. Open same up.
At the bottom left of the window, click on the purple button w/the "?" in the middle.
This will bring up the Help Menu.
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Try a different brand. Top forum favorites
CDs
FUJI
TDK
Verbatim
DVDs
Maxell
Verbatim
Make sure the CDs are not dirty, smudged and/or scratched.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50448 How to Handle and Clean CD and DVD Discs
*Your drive may need cleaning.* Cleaning kits can be purchased from any store that sells CD/DVDs.
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