My iMac 400 DV wont recognize a DVD

I recently got a iMac 400 DV (slot-loading). It has a DVD/CD combo. For some reason the mac recognizes a CD but wont recognize a DVD. I am using Panther 10.3.9. Any suggestions? Everytime I insert a DVD (original movie) it spins for a while (20 seconds) than spits it out.

The 1990/2000 iMac DV 400MHz came with a DVD-ROM drive (not a 'Combo' drive - a 'Combo' drive is DVD-ROM and CD-RW). The 2001 iMac 400MHz came with a CD-ROM drive only.
I suggest you obtain a cleaning disc and try cleaning the drive.
regards
mrtotes

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