Why can't I play a cd or dvd on my macbook?

Whenever I try to play or import a cd or dvd to my itunes, the disc drive makes beeping noises, then ejects the disc. It doesn't bother to spin or anything.

First of all you cannot import a DVD movie into iTunes.
Are the disks you are working with commercially produced CDs and DVDs? What happens if you insert a blank CD or DVD into the machine, is it recognized.
If none of these work, you have a problem with your optical drive. You'll need to get it replaced.
Best of luck.

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