I can't make my mbp start & it has a DVD stuck inside it

Any help with this gratefully received. It's an original (bought jan 08). When I press the on button it makes a whirring noise but the screen fails to turn on. I cannot eject the DVD (rental godfather part 2!). Any suggestions?

Yeah I think you are right. Thought I was getting somewhere in that I tried resetting PRAM which made the backlight on keyboard light up & I got the stuck DVD out but alas still no further forward. I've been having battery issues too lately so will hand in for repairs - fortunately I have apple protection plan. Thanks for getting back to me.

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