Dvd drive making noises and spitting out dvd

I don't know what's going on but whenever I put in a dvd the dvd drive makes a lot of noise which doesn't sound good, and sometimes it spits out the dvd or shuts the dvd program down and then my computer freezes on a black screen and i have to shut down my computer by turning it off. =(
This computer is about 8 months old and I don't think there should be any issues from my end. I have never dropped it or spilled anything on it. I unfortunatley never bought teh apple care....i know dumb! but nonetheless it's not bought. Does anyone know how or what i can do to resolve this issue besides not playing a dvd? Thanks any advice helps!

It sounds as if there's a mechanical failure with your SuperDrive. Since you're still under warranty, I would take the machine into an Apple Store or an AASP and have them diagnose and fix the problem.
Good luck,
Clinton

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DVD drive making noises

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Every once in a while, I heard the DVD drive make the noise that you get when you are inserting or ejecting a dvd. There is nothing in there. I just inserted one and ejected it with no problem. It seems to work fine, but I am getting those noises every once in a while. My iMac has the latest updates as the Update Manager says I am up to date.
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After spilling some lemonade on my iBook G4, my combo
drive has decided to make some weird noises. It makes
the noise like when a cd is inserted into it.
What could be the problem?
Since the spillage, some of the keys on the keyboard
went sticky and now it has moved to my latch. Now do
I risk opening up the iBook and cleaning it up or do
I leave it?
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Link to your other thread > The slot loading CD/DVD drive in my...: Apple Support Communities
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