Very noisy cd/dvd drive, often ejects

I posted this in the other forum, but it looks like this area gets more traffic, which means I have a better chance of getting an accurate response, so I'll post the link to my question here.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=459467&tstart=0
thanks in advance for any help people can provide.
-merc

Merc,
This is not normal and since you just purchased your iMac and it should still be under warranty, your best bet is to call Apple. While what consistutes excessive noise is always relative, the issues of iTunes taking up to a minute to open and of the disks re-ejecting are indisputable (unless there are defects with the disks, but I'm assuming the problem you describe occurs consistently and without a pattern).
If it's not a DYI repair then you may be without your computer for a few days, but better that than a defective drive.

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