Disk Drive on i7 iMac Won't Take Disk

[rankandfile]

Thanks, Bill.

I assumed it would be a closed area; however, I wasn't sure about any other possible consequences. Can't break what's already broken, but can't afford to break anything else.

[Dick Moore]

Just sounds to me like the spindle assembly hasn't retracted and that the edge of the disk you're trying to insert is hitting it. It's a pull job, and has been from the start. Sorry, lot of work. External is good, but it's also good to hve everything inside working too.