USB SuperDrive install to 2008 iMac 7,1

I went out and bought a USB Superdrive.
Got home all excited ... plugged it in ... NOTHING ... and by NOTHING ... I mean NOTHING ????????
CAN ANYONE HELP ... ????
PREVIOUS HISTORY OF PROBLEM STARTED .... Drive not working ... see below.
I have an iMac 7,1 running OS X and my DVD drive has to stop working
I put a disk in the drive and it makes a noise like its going to read it, then makes the noise again, and again ... then spits it back out.
Basically I insert disk into the side slot.
It sounds like its going to mount then stops, then sounds like its going to mount again and again, ... then spits the disk back out.
Nothing seems to be here on the forum.
There was mention of a superdrive with a simular problem and said they solved optical drive problems by cleaning the lens.
Wrapped a lens cloth around a credit card and slipped it into the slot of the optical drive. I think the lens is on the left side.
Could this work ???, ... if so which side is lens. My drive is a slot on the right hand side, of the Mac.
Mac OS X (10.5.8)
As title says ... I have an - 2008 - iMac 7,1 - Intel Core 2 Duo - OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5630A -
Currently only running a OS X 10.5.8, but want to update.

I aggree what was was written above, as I am not that tech savy, and don't want to risk stuffing up my Mac, I did not presue this.
My understanding from the "Genius Bar" that the Apple USB SuperDrive cannot be used, and to risky to amend your own plist file, even they were not confident, which means either they not that savy themselfs.
There is no "plist file" or "pluggin" that they had or could supply, or would they amend a Plist to make it work with old systems 2008 iMac.
I find this unbelieveable that Apple has left it so that the only option is to fix the old drive, which is in my Mac.
This is such a common problem of breakdown (as you can see by the numerous support requests, not just here but other Mac disscussion forums). So many Mac users out there, many with the same problem, or simular problems you would of thought that Apple would sort this, or make the new Apple USB SuperDrive be able to work with old Mac's.
It was quoted by Apple as $300 to $500 to fix, but would not be sure until they had the Mac booked in for service, which could take up to 3 to 5 working days to fix. A lot and a long time.
It was suggested by JB HiFi and by the Apple "Genius Bar" once I expressed my outrage, that the only external drive that may work and that was "all compatable with Mac" was a LITEON for $50.
I purchased the LITEON plugged in, and away I went, played, CD, DVD, burnt all OK.
HOPE THIS HELPS OTHERS

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