Disk will NOT eject nor be recognized. HELP ME!

My MacBook Pro did NOT recognize this disk & it will NOT eject it. What do I do? Please help me, thanks.

Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.
5. If none of the above work try this:
Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:
/usr/bin/drutil eject
If this fails then try this:
Boot the computer into single-user mode by hold down ⌘ -S through the boot process. At the prompt enter
/usr/bin/drutil eject
To restart the computer enter reboot at the prompt or shutdown
6.  restart hold down trackpad button

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