Won't accept cd's or dvds

My powerbook will not accept any cds or dvds. it will take them in and then keep it for about 20 sec, but i cannot hear the disk spin. then it ejects the disk. does anyone know what is going on?

Mine did this and it turned out to be a bad Superdrive. Apple replaced it under warranty.

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