Unable to burn iphoto pics to disk. Get the message"no devices are available for burning".

I have been burning pics from iphoto to disc since I purchased my imac with no problem.  Now I just get the  message "no devices are available for burning".  Also, my system does not recognize a cd in the drive.  What is the reason? if it can only be that simple.
thank you,
Sonja

The reason may be that your optical drive has failed. Try resetting the SMC and pram and if that doesn't help probably either a trip to a repair center or purchasing an external drive is in order.
To reset the SMC
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord.
Wait fifteen seconds.
Attach the computer's power cord.
Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.
To reset PRAM/NVRAM
Shut down the computer.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.

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