SuperDrive won't read Windows 7 DVD's

Hello everyone.
I have an iMac mid 2011 with Lion 10.7.5 installed and also Windows 7.
My problem is that I need to do a reinstallation of windows 7 but every DVD that I insert, even the original one that I have with Windows 7 Pro, are shown either blank or they are automatically ejected from drive. I also tried installing windows with external usb dvd-drive but all I got was a black screen after selecting the dvd.
Is there any solution that I can do so to reinstall Windows? I use them olny for a specific program for my job that is not available on Mac.
Thank you in advance.
John

If it is readable on a Windows machine, can you create an ISO file on the Windows machine, move the ISO to OSX and try to open the ISO using OSX? It will remove the two Optical drives from the equation to verify if either has an issue with the original DVD or not.
If this ISO method works, it can be burnt to the internal SuperDrive  and verified before being used.
A Mac with an internal SuperDrive (in most cases) will not support a USB installation, the following are exceptions (as documented in Boot Camp 5.1: Frequently asked questions). I have used the USB method on a 2012 13 MBP.
Can I use a downloaded (ISO) version of Windows with Boot Camp?
MacBook Air (Mid 2011 and later), MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 and later, including Retina models), Mac mini (Mid 2011 and later), and iMac (Late 2012) can install downloaded (ISO) versions of Windows 7 and 8.

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