SuperDrive not recognizing OSX install CD?!?

So with all the other issues I've posted in the last hour or so (other threads) I figured I should run the install disk utilities. Since I bought this Mac secondhand, I do not have the original installation CDs (of course), but borrowed the Tiger CD from a friend to use. Well, the SuperDrive doesn't see it at all, and my second drive spins it for a second and ejects it back out. Both machines are PPCs, so the Intel vs. PPC CD issue shouldn't be it...
Any thoughts?? I'm getting desperate to be functional so I can get a project to the printer!!
Thanks to anyone who can help!!
Sorry--forgot to add both drives show up in the profile, and I've tried other CDs/DVDs with no problems.
Message was edited by: jenwilldesign

As for drive #2, CD drives won't read DVDs, as you've discovered.
Superdrives that originally came with Quicksilvers are starting to reach the end of their lifespans. Not so many postings now but a few months ago the G4 board was full of postings about drives going bad. It wouldn't surprise me if this was the case with yours (unless you know it is newer). A new DVD drive costs about $30 (check www.mac-sales.com for examples) and takes about 15 minutes to replace. Alternatively you can try a laser cleaner disk, but those cost about the third of the cost of a new drive and I'd guess there are relatively few cases where they have saved somebody from having to purchase a replacement drive.
Drives can sometimes be picky about wha they will read and not read, though usually commercial disks are the least likely to give problems. DVDs are usually harder to read than CDs and more likely to start showing a drive that is going.
On a slim chance this relates to your situation, read [this thread|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1336247&tstart=30]
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