CD won't eject

Hi guys,

I have an issue with my G4 Mac Mini (running Leopard 10.5.6). There is a CD in the drive and will not come out. I know it is in there because I can hear it spinning at times and I can't put a CD in the drive, which means there is a CD in there.
It is NOT registering at all on the dekstop or iTunes etc. I have tried holding down the left mouse button as my mac starts up but nothing happens! Ahh can anyone help me?

Does the CD show in Disk Utility? If so, it may be possible to eject it from DU.

Nope, it doesn't show up in DU

have you got a wireless keyboard or a usb one

I'm using a wireless keyboard (the mouse is a matching wireless mouse also)

try to attach a usb mouse to it, often the wireless drivers kick in too late for the left button trick at start-up to work

Nope, no luck I plugged a single-click USB apple mouse in and held the button down, but no luck

Do you feel confident to open up your Mac Mini to get at the optical drive? There's a very good video of How To on YouTube YouTube - Upgrading Mac Mini
Once you've got the optical drive out, you can gain access to the pinhole which should enable you to eject the stuck CD manually using a straightened paper clip.