Can a cd-rw laser lens be dirty? Can I clean it? Do I use that standard cd lens cleaner? I try to burn cd and they all fail, but one software (Blindwrite) gives me this error: Unit 2:1:0 - IDE-CD R/RW 4x4x24 Z024 [F] Cd Unit report started at 1/14/2002 12:38:22 AM VendorID : "IDE-CD " UnitId : "R/RW 4x4x24 " FwID : "Z024" FwDate : "00000000" Drivers : 00000000/00000000/0000000000000002 Speeds : 24/4/4/4 Bsize : 2048 Flags : 00010 end of CD Unit report Writing CD with HD image layout DAO mode P-Q selected : subcodes R-W zeroed subcodes absent in file : BW has generated standard subs Error performing OPC : Code 03 73 03 [Medium error, Power calibration fail (CD-burner is dirty)] Error Writing data at sector : Code 03 73 03 [Medium error, Power calibration fail (CD-burner is dirty)] Sectors from image : 34048 Sectors generated : 150 Errors during write process. CD might be unuseable. I was told by a friend that you can't run cd cleaners in the cdrw's cause you will wrick them. Any ideas?

You can clean the lens but you must be VERY VERY careful. The best thing I found was one of my wife's makeup brushes (unused of course), clean and soft. Above all NEVER EVER be tempted to use any type of cleaning agent or solvent unless specifically made for the cleaning of laser lenses. I have never had the need to try so called CD cleaners but would be very wary of them. Does it read CD's OK.

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It does read read cd just fine, just has a problem burning.

And early bird, Thanks for letting me know about that post, but you are a absolutly no help to me, I have posted here a number of times and helped a number of times, I have checked out the manufacturers website and the knowledgenet are no help either. My suggestion to you is not to spam with garbage, if you are gonna post why not let some one know about a problem instead of sending them to a post that says to try other resources before comming here. Move along little doggy, and try to help if you're going to be here. other wise don't try and write anythin.

I had the same type of problem with my burner, it read cd's fine but I was having trouble burning. It happened right about the time I switched to winXP making me think that was the problem. Well I tried a lens cleaning cd, it didn't work. So I did what worked on my other cdrom drives a few times before. I opened up the drive and with a cotton swab sprayed with glass cleaner wiped the lens. After that my burner was back to normal. I did this to my cdrom drives when they weren't reading cd's properly and a cd lens cleaner didn't work.

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