Mini disc stuck in my imac

How do I remove a mini disc that is stuck in my new intel imac? the eject button is useless. <Edited by Moderator>
Thanks
Steve

Hi Steve
You could turn it on it's side and hope that it falls out, but you'll probably have to take the iMac to your local Apple Service Provider or Apple Store and have them extract the disc from it.
Have a look at your Intel iMac User's Guide:
*Chapter 2 page 21 say's:* +It can write music, documents, and other files to standard-size CD-R,+
+CD-RW, DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD±R Double Layer (DL) discs.+
and *Chapter 4 page 50 say's:* +Use only a _standard size_ disc.+
Dennis

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