I can't insert any disc in my disc drive slot something is blocking insideside

please help...

Try doing an SMC reset.
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord.
Wait fifteen seconds.
Attach the computer's power cord.
Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.

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EM

Not sure why this would be happening to your eMac, but maybe if you rest the PRAM/NVRAM
(can be done in some computers by resetting the PMU, or other keyboard commands as needed)
and sometimes the overall effects of not performing system maintenance between and during
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for the user to find issues while trying to do different tasks.
Have you repaired disk permissions? I'd start up in SafeBoot, then use Disk Utility's 'repair disk
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do not install an OS. When Disk Utliity's 'repair disk' is run, you can quit D.U. and choose Startup
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if nothing else, try and get the 'reset power management unit' sequence to work. It may help the system
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{There is a PMU reset button on all eMacs. It can be found inside the user access door (where you
would install memory). It will either be near the battery, or at the opposite end of that compartment,
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Hi,
MBP 2.2ghz and 10.6 here.
Since some days I can't insert any standard-sized dvd/cd because *something* is inside my superdrive (GSA-xxx). I tried to eject anything inside the optical drive via Terminal.app, without luck.
As written in this post (https://discussions.apple.com/message/3944529#3944529):
when i try to insert any cd/dvd into the superdrive, it dosent go in at all. it pushes the media to the left and it seems like there is something in there that is preventing the disc to go in.
I disassembled the whole case and the Superdrive as well.
It seems that a mobile mechanic part (showed in this image, sorry for its roughness http://i.imgur.com/xzXJB.jpg) is stuck near the center of the Superdrive plate, while it should move to the right edge of the Superdrive whenever the slot is empty, in order to let you insert an optical disc. Then it should move in the place it sits now, in order to prevent the disc to fall if you put your Macbook vertically.
I tried to manually move this mechanic part and... I couldn't, it seems like it's actually glued to the Superdrive plate! It shouldn't be supposed to be there, because it prevents any disc to be inserted.
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I don't know how, but it seems that I've fixed it.
I found an old Apple troubleshooting page related to Powerbooks and Mac OS 10.3. It stated than, when Superdrive cannot accept disc, you can open iTunes and press the dedicated Eject button. Et voilà, I heard a "click" and it finally accepted a dvd disc.
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{quote:}Is the DVD rom broken?{quote}
Yes, your DVD drive is busted.
Contact your Local Apple Service Provider and make an appointment to have is serviced.
http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/service/
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My drive can't load any Disc....

hi im high school student in korea......
and i bought Macbook pro 15in (late 2008) 2 years ago
since i bought 6 month.. something happens when i was copy the music CD use iTunes...
some CD's didnt load but i try 2~3 times then it load the CD... BUT AFTER 6month...
when i was install Windows..... use bootcamp
finished install...... so i push ejcet bottun but sounds like drive try to eject cd but
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my drive broken...... and...... some part was block the enterence.....
frikin........
so after 12month.......
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