In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sami
Nieminen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> BTW, my HP7200+ has problems writing data CDs, audio CDs burn mostly with
> success. Blanking and reading CDRW doesn't work anymore. Is there
> somewhere a good explanation how to clean the lens? Do I have to open the
> cover of the drive?
I used to have one of these (actually a 7100i). For a while using a cleaning-CD
before a write would work. Eventually I took it apart to get at the lens. Both
the top and bottom of the unit have to be removed to get at it, IIRC. I cleaned
it with alcohol & cotton buds and for a couple of writes after that it worked
OK. Thereafter I started getting coasters again - typically it would fail at
the fixation stage. Either that, or the CDs it produced would give soft errors
when read elsewhere. I'm now using a Plextor 12/10/32A :-)
Tom.
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