CD writer drives utilize a laser to burn data onto a disc. The laser is focused through a lens that controls way the laser light bangs the permeable surface of blank, recordable CD disc. An unclean lens inhibits the appropriate performance of laser and can cause data errors or a total failure of disc to work. Cleaning the lens is not hard and will ensure that discs being burned will work properly.

Instructions

1. Step 1

Take out CD tray. Clean edges of tray with a cotton mop dampened in alcohol. Allow the edges dry.

2. Step 2

Watchfully flick any dust off top of CD tray with lint-free cloth. Blow short bursts of air into CD writer's opening using camel's hair brush.

3. Step 3

Dampen a CD cleaning disc with cleaning solution. Put CD cleaning disc onto the CD tray. Close the CD tray.

4. Step 4

Run an audio program and choose CD cleaning disc. Wait a while as CD cleaning disc spins around in CD writer. Stop CD cleaning disc by quitting audio program.

5. Step 5

Remove CD cleaning disc. Reapply CD cleaning solution to CD cleaning disc and insert it in CD tray. Close CD tray and repeat procedure of getting CD cleaning disc to spin. Take out CD cleaning disc and allow the CD writer dry.