Imac Disc Drive

I have an imac and i burnt a disc to itunes then ejected it.... no problem! i went to do the same today and i cant insert and discs and the itunes thinks something needs to be ejected! i have tried everything! this is my last resort.... HELP!

jasonb7977 wrote:
Thank you for replying.
i have done everything from going to the cd disc selection in my utilities section, restarting the mac and pressing the mouse/eject button, trying to eject the "disc" from itunes and typing the error code into my Terminal thing.
if you could help that would be great. the lady on the apple helpline said it may be a hardware or software issue?
thank you
What did the error code say?
Did Apple tech support tell you to bring your comp in to your local Apple Store or an AASP? Does sound like a hardware problem if you cannot insert a disc.
Another possibility: Your drive may need cleaning. Cleaning kits can be purchased from any store that sells CD/DVDs.

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