My cd-burner will read the cds I create or that I have people give me but my cd-rom will not. Please help as I am trying to install Linux and cant get my cd-rom to read the images I created.

Lets say I power up my computer. When everything is loaded, I go to start, programs, Windows Explorer. The CD-ROM light will come on, and then it sounds like a jet-engine taking off. When it ...