Early 2009 DVD won't read or eject

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I have an early 2009, 20-inch iMac. running OS X Yosemite 10.10

I put in a CD or DVD in the drive, and the system does not recognize it - doesn't play.

When I attempt to eject (using keyboard, using Command-E, ejecting from iTunes - nothing happens.

Now DVD is iMac - how do I eject?

How do I deal with system not recognizing when inserted?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10), 8 GB Memory

Posted on Mar 1, 2015 9:48 AM

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Answer 1

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Restart your computer while holding down the mouse button. This will force eject anything in the drive.

You can also open up terminal and enter drutil tray eject.

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Answer 2

Great - restart worked. Thank you.

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