Superdrive Jammed

[porscheclassics]

I have an iMac G4 of which the Superdrive is jammed.
Also the system doesn't recognize the drive if I look for it. Seems totally gone.
However at startup there is a short motion as if it wants to open up, but closes again immidiate.
As far as I am aware the drive is empty.
Any idea?
Is it easy to maybe reach the drive when I open up the bottom, so I can at least open up manually to see if something is stuck inside after all? Appreciate your help.
Jan

 

[Cheryl]

Try restarting the computer and hold down the mouse button. Continue to hold down the mouse button until the drive opens. You just might have something stuck in there, a mini disk or a part of a label. Paper labels on CDs are a pain.