IMac will not register any type of CD

Hello all,
I have owned this iMac for about a year and a half now and this is the first time a problem like this has arisen.
I insert a regular CD (The Beatles for example) and the computer will not register it as having been entered at all (no icon, iTunes does not load). It will also not eject the disk.
When I restart the computer, the disk does come out, but the computer does not read it. What could be causing this? I have tried over ten different CDs- a few of which the computer has registered before.
Thank you in advance for the help!

Hello all,
I have owned this iMac for about a year and a half
now and this is the first time a problem like this
has arisen.
Did the problem just start or has it been an off again on again situation?
I insert a regular CD (The Beatles for example) and
the computer will not register it as having been
entered at all (no icon, iTunes does not load). It
will also not eject the disk.
Sounds like your CDRom has gone south
When I restart the computer, the disk does come out,
I think this is hard coded into OSX - to eject a bad (or what it considers a bad) CD/DVD. I could be wrong but the new Intel iMac have no eject button and to get one out the user must restart the system (and hold down the right mouse button) and the CD/DVD will eject.
but the computer does not read it. What could be
causing this? I have tried over ten different CDs- a
few of which the computer has registered before.
Again, it sounds like your CDRom is no longer working. Do you have an external CDRom you could USB plug in? I use the internal SuperDrive as well as an external USB LaCie Slim DVDRW/CDRW. I let the LaCie do the heavier recording work hoping to save wear/tear on the SuperDrive (and being forced to return the machine to get it fixed/replaced).
BTW, does your CDRom show up as identified (and working) hardware on your system?
Thank you in advance for the help!
Hudson

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