Mac mini original superdrive not recognizing disk

This happened out of the blue...was reading disks last week, but
had trouble reading a commercially bought cd
and then wouldn't read disk burnt on it.

Thanks for the suggestion.
I will blow out the drive.
I may even try using the lens cleaning disk I have.
But I suspect that you are right, and that it has just given up the ghost.
IT is an old MacMini, but has been such a steady machine.
It is one of the Original MacMinis from 2005/2006!

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