Snow Leopard disk is not readable

My Imac and MacbookPro is spitting the Snow Leopard disk. When I insert the disk, the machine makes some noise and then spits it out. Does anyone have any solution ?

Try starting up to the disk. No luck? Go to an Apple Store and get a replacement on the spot in all likelihood.
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