My iBook G3 eject Dvd's after about3 seconds of inserting it?

My iBook ejects Dvds after about 3 seconds of inserting it. It accepts CD's but not Dvd's. Does anyone know if somethings wrong?

Which exact iBook model is it?
You can choose from this list:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/index-ibook.html
Some iBook G3 models do not have DVD capabilities. You may have one of those.

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