Problem with discdrive and installing snow leopard

Frustration and desperation has settled in! Lets see if i can get some good help from fellow Apple users!
Ok this is the problem:
A few days ago my computer started to crash almost all programs on my MacBook. I would try to get get into Safari for example and it would SLOWLY start up and then after a few seconds into the prgram it give me the error message "This application Safari quit unexpectedly. Mac OS X and other applications are NOT affected. Click to reopen..." Well again it does that with almost all my programs!
So i took it to the Genius Bar in Munich Germany! (im currently here for business) There the representative of apple actually took my MacBook to the back, checked it for any HD damage and looked at it "under the hub", however couldnt find anything wrong with it physically. So he suggested to backup my HD just reinstall Mac OS X again. I asked him for the new Snow Leopard since i didnt have my startup CD there!
Well im at home now and trying to install the System. However everytime i put the CD in it TRIES to start it up (up to 3 times) and then ejects it. Sometimes even it DOES load it up but then it would tell me to install the new system i would have to restart the computer and when i do that the same problem (3 upstart attempts then ejection) happens!!
Now can anyone tell me why this is happening?! On a side note i also tried insert another DVD and CD and BOTH work just fine! I had a similar problem with a previous DVD b4 but the problem was irratic.. meaning sometimes it worked sometimes it doesnt! Any suggestions or do i need a new Discdrive?!

If your MacBook is under warranty have them check the DVD drive. They replaced my DVD drive because it was doing the same thing. Try the following and see if it helps.
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM

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