Dvd doesn't show in disk utility

I inserted a dvd into the optical drive of my Pro and it will show up on the desktop and will play in iDVD but will not show up in the Disk Utility. Any suggestions as to what's going on?
I figured it out...Disk Utility just needed to be closed and reopened and the disk had to be ejected and re-insterted, just a simply fix:)
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Thanks for replying, xnav.
Unfortunately I have tried these with no luck. The disk does not show up in disk utility, it's like it doesn't even exist, yet it remains there in the drive making it impossible to insert any disk.
I don't know what to do at this point... take it to the shop I guess!
Jeff

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