IMac encountering problems

So after having an iMac for two years it's gotten quite cluttered and quite a few problems have occurred. So I wanted to erase my harddrive (already made a backup on an external drive) and re-install the OS. Unfortunately as luck would have it, I insert the Mac OS X Install DVD and after a bit of whirring it gets ejected. This is the first time this problem has happened, but now I find that I can't put any disc in my iMac. On top of this my bluetooth keyboard has become faulty so I am using an old usb keyboard. I used to like my iMac but all these problems have driven me to hate. All I want is a clean harddrive and OS, any suggestions?

If your Mac is two years old, it may be too new to take any startup disc.
Look in your System Profiler. iMac 13,1 and later do not take any startup installer CD, and use the internet based command-R restore.   A firmware when installed on some older iMacs support the command-R restore. This offers a Disk Utility upon reboot among other features. Without that firmware, iMac 12,x and older that are newer than March 28, 2010 must use the prebundled 10.6 installer CD to restore and erase their system, which AppleCare can replace if they are misplaced for a nominal fee.
If that disc is the one being ejected the drive could be getting dirty, the PRAM battery could be in need of replacement, or the CD disc itself could be damaged from age.
Erasing the hard drive would certainly help eliminate any software based issues, but I'd only recommend it after making at least two separate backups.

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***** Original Post *****
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