Grinding noise on DVD/CD player on iMac

I just inserted a DVD into my DVD/CD player. It started making a really loud grinding noise. Now the DVD is stuck and the CD/DVD player is not working. I tried doing a force eject of the DVD through Terminal, but the command is not working. Any idea how to fix this?

An external burner will only show up if you insert a CD or DVD - plug in the drive, insert a DVD and see if it shows.
As for "download"- what exactly are you talking about?

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As for "download"- what exactly are you talking about?

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is there an external cd/dvd burner-player for my imac?

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Step 1: Launch Command Prompt with administrator rights. To do this, switch to Start screen, type CMD and then simultaneously press Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys to launch elevated prompt. Click Yes for User Account Control prompt. You can also try other methods mentioned in our how to launch a program with admin privileges in Windows 8 guide.
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Ah ok I missed that there is a disk in there now. The fact that it spins up indicates that it might not be physically stuck so there mat be a way to get it out.
I know you wrote that you have spent a lot of time trying to get the disk out but just to be sure all bases were covered have you looked at the advice at sites like Quick Tip: How to Force Eject a Stuck Disc | Mactuts+ (there are others but all the instructions are basically the same)
Also as the machine is from 2006 is that a PPC or Intel machine? Older Macs actually had a small hole that you could but a paper clip into to get a physically stuck disk out.
BTW we are talking about a full size disk right? Not of of those mini-disks?
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regards

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