My iMac Won't Accept CD's & DVD's?

My iMac Won't Accept CD's WHen i Load A CD or A DVD It Keeps Making Sounds And Ejecting It i've Tried All Kinds Of Reset that i could find through the net and apple support sites & Restarting Over And Over Again. And I've Only Brought My iMac Last December This Is Utterly Frustating.
My System If This Information Could Help
iMac
27-inch, Mid 2011
Processor  3.1 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory  4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics  AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1024 MB
Serial Number  C02GF4KZDHJQ
Software  Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 (11C74)
Disc Burning Information From System Profiler:
HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GA32N:
  Firmware Revision:          KE06
  Interconnect:          ATAPI
  Burn Support:          Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
  Cache:          1024 KB
  Reads DVD:          Yes
  CD-Write:          -R, -RW
  DVD-Write:          -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
  Write Strategies:          CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
  Media:          To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose View > Refresh

Hey Momita,
Follow the steps in the article below if you need help troubleshooting your built-in SuperDrive:
Apple Computers: Troubleshooting the slot-loading SuperDrive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2801
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
All the best,
Delgadoh

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