A DVD is stuck in its drive

The DVD does not show in the Finder or on the desktop. It's in there because I put it there and when it didn't open (or show itself), I tried to find a way to remove it. I've restarted and rebooted (both) but it doesn't show it's even in the drive. How can I get it out. Help, please!
I don't know if I posted this in the right place but I don't see any reference that would apply here.

How do you eject a cd that will not...: Apple Support Communities
This should fix you right up
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Try pressing the eject button in the top right corner of your keyboard (it the one next to volume increase).
I had this problem with a DVD + R and after trying everything I realized there is an eject button.

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LATELY, I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY DVD/CD DRIVE. I AM UNABLE TO EJECT IT NO MATTER WHAT I DO. BY PUSHING THE "EJECT" KEY OR DRAGGING THE ICON TO THE TRASH CAN AND SO ON, THE ICON DISAPPEARS, WHICH IS NORMAL; BUT AFTER HEARING SOME NOISE FOR 5 SECONDS OR SO, THE ICON RE-APPEARS ON THE DESKTOP. IS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO HAVE IT REPLACED?

AS MY ORIGINAL POST READS, I TRIED EVERY WAY THAT I KNOW OF, INCLUDING HOLDING THE BUTTON DOWN WHILE RE-STARTING OR BOOTING, ALL TO NO AVAIL.
I have no way of knowing what "...every way I know of..." includes. Since you mentioned some ways but not the hold mouse button down method, I suggested it. Sorry it did not work.
Sounds like it's time to take the machine in for servicing, as John suggested. Replacing the optical drive on a desktop machine is not difficult; doing so on an iMac is very difficult.

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+Well, I realize that I'm talking myself here but would really like to give Michael credit.+
Thanks for trying but it's been broken for a while and Apple have no ETA on a fix
http://discussions.apple.com/ann.jspa?annID=469
Some suspect it's (getting rid of points) an experiment to see if it alters who posts/how much ...

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iMac: If You Can't Eject a CD or DVD, or Open the Drive Tray
* Last Modified on: July 18, 2006
* Article: 51008
This articles describes what to do if You Can't Eject a CD or DVD, or Open the Drive Tray.
Important: Make sure the disc is not in use. Quit all applications that are using files on the disc.
1. Place the computer in sleep mode.
2. Press the Media Eject key at the top-right corner of the keyboard.
3. If that doesn't work, drag the disc's icon to the Trash.
4. If that doesn't work, restart the computer, then hold down the mouse button.
5. To restart, choose Restart from the Apple menu.

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Hi everybody,
I currently have a DVD stuck in my disc drive. I fell asleep yesterday night watching the DVD using the "DVD Player" application that is the default for playing a DVD. When I woke up, DVD Player wouldn't quit and I had to force quit the program. I didn't use the DVD Player for the rest of the day, but in the evening, I tried to reopen DVD Player to finish the DVD. It said: "There was an initialization error. A valid DVD drive could not be found. [-70012]" I tried to eject the disc by pressing the "eject" button on the keyboard, but that did absolutely nothing. Now the DVD is stuck in the drive, not showing up on my computer, and I am not able to eject it. What can I do to get it out?
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-Marsha

Apart from the fact that you would need to use the mouse button, rather than the MBP's trackpad button, no, it shouldn't make any difference. Try shutting down the Mac (rather than restarting), then booting it up again while holding down the primary mouse button.
Another trick is to start up Disk Utility and , if the disc is visible, eject it from there.
Sometimes, if the problem is actually due to the drive itself not being recognised as present, a "PRAM reset" will make it appear again.
On PowerPc Macs you can achieve the same result using "open firmware" commands, but unfortunately these don't work with the Intel models.
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Rod

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Here's an excerpt from an Apple article that might help:
The drive doesn't eject discs or discs eject slowly
If the drive ejects discs slowly or appears to be struggling, insert and eject a single disc several times.
If the drive does not eject discs using the F12 or eject key on the keyboard.
If the disc will not eject try dragging the disc icon to the trash.
If the disc will still not eject, holding down the trackpad or mouse button after restarting the computer should also eject a disc.
If the disc continues not to eject, reset the Power Manager (PMU) or System Management Controller (SMC) and try steps 1-4 again.
If the disc still does not eject, for additional troubleshooting, evaluation, or service please contact Apple, contact an Apple Authorized Service Provider, or make an appointment with an Apple Retail Store.

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I have had a look through previous posts about dvds being stuck, but there was nothing similar to what has happened to my MBP's drive.
The DVD that is inside it will not come out. When I press eject, it makes the sounds as if it is ejecting the DVD and the DVD logo displays from the desktop but it does not come out. The drive then thinks the DVD has been inserted and the logo reappears on the desktop. The computer realises there is a dvd in the drive and I can watch the movie, but I just can't get it out.
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with a Mac Pro, the dvd drive has a tray, so you just manually open the drive door (a damp fingertip helps) and firmly push a straightened paper clip into the small hole below the tray on the right side. This forces the opening gears to turn, unseating the tray. Hook the edge of the tray and gently slide it out.
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