Annoying disc eject problem

whenever I try to open my DVD tray using the eject button, the tray will randomly choose not to open.
I know I have to hold the button for a while, but even doing that, the drive will always start the eject procedure (I can tell for the noises) but sometimes it appears to give up in the process.
however, software eject always works just fine.
what could be wrong?

HI,
Your profile indicates you are running Tiger 10.4.7 but you posted in the Leopard 10.5.x forum.=??
If you have upgraded your system, please update your profile. Click My Settings on the right side of this page, update the information, then scroll down and click Save. Thanks!
Go here for help to Open the CD/DVD tray on a Mac Pro.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2575
Considering you had previous issues with the keyboard; http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8059296#8059296
that could part of the problem. Try a different keyboard.
Carolyn

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