Can't insert a dvd in the slot

Cannot insert a DVD into the DVD slot on my iMac running 10.8.3.  DVD will go in the slot but will not stay in..Drive does not recognize anything inserted into it.  Is there a way to correct this?  Rebooting the machine does not work.

Zap the PRAM and Reset the SMC, then try again.

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