Superdrive Very loud and trouble burning

When I'm burning a DVD in my superdrive over 2.4x it gets very loud (almost like airplane propellers) and eventually the disc pops out and complains it didn't burn. This happens with any optical media burned at over the lowest burn speed. Is this normal? I doubt it is, so should I take her into the genius bar?

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Another help source (if you haven't already done so).
Go to your OS Help Menu. In the search field type cd
Click on all the troubleshooting topics & Support Articles that pertain to your issue.
You can also do the same in Disk Utility. Open same up.
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This will bring up the Help Menu.
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Make sure the CDs are not dirty, smudged and/or scratched.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50448 How to Handle and Clean CD and DVD Discs
Your drive may need cleaning. Cleaning kits can be purchased from any store that sells CD/DVDs.
It is recommended that you repair permissions & restart your computer after each burning session.
If none of the above works, then hopefully you have AppleCare. Take your computer in to your local AASP & let AC deal w/it.

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