My mac will not recognize windows 7 install disk

i am trying to install windows 7 using bootcamp. But the mac simply will not recognise the windows disk> it keeps telling me to insert a disk

I bought my mac about 3-4 months ago. I bought it in South Africa but I am working in Ghana so there is not much support. I have tried both 32 bit and 64 bit disks but niether shows up

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