PLEASE HELP! CD/DVD drive not reading anything.. Then it wont eject out!

Ok well i use to burn cds and dvds with no problem and then i noticed when i went to iDVD it said that i wouldnt be able to burn dvds becuase my mac didnt have a supported superdrive? all of a sudden?
So I tried to put a dvd in to watch and it seemed like it was trying to read it and then it stops? It dosent show on the desktop and it dosent load up.
so then i tried to eject it and it wont even let me do that!
someone please have a answer!

i have a similar problem except the part where it dosnt eject. i am trying to burn a cd for my friend on itunes and no matter wat kind of cd i put in (DVD, blank cd, written cd) it will just spit it out in a few seconds. the thing is tat every once in a while (literally every once in a while) the cd will stay in the imac and would appear on the desktop. so then i go to itunes and press "burn cd", but it dosnt burn. it says "cd burn failed" in like 3 seconds after i press the button. so im saying tat the mac keeps spitting out any cd and it looks like it dosnt really recognize it. appreciate your help. ty

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