CD/DVD drive is trying to eject CD but cannot

I hear the CD/DVD drive trying to eject a CD but it appears to be jammed in there. I hear a muffled popping sound and the ejector working. Any help is appreciated. Tried the Restart with the left mouse button but did not work.

Hi. I had a similar problem. If I tilted the screen back to 45 degrees, the disc ejected,so it was obviously a mechanical problem. It was solved by a new disc unit. David.

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