The convenient solution - the cleaning disc
- You get these in the trade are relatively inexpensive for a couple of euros. At Amazon you can get a small Overview.
- Insert the CD in the DVD slot and you normally play.
- Use the small fine brushes on the CD bottom is then cleaned the lens.
- The cleaning should not have been obtained using the CD the desired effect, you should turn to the second tip.
Alternative solution - a thorough manual cleaning of the CD drive
As long as you still have warranty on your computer or drive, you should not remove the CD/DVD drive or open. Otherwise, your warranty will be void.
- The second way to clean the lens is a bit more complex, but also cheaper and usually more effective.
- Remove the drive after you have turned off the computer and the mains plug pulled. In the case of laptops you must remove the following before removing the battery.
- Then you remove the bottom plate of the DVD drive by opening the four screws. After that, you can remove the top cover carefully.
- After you have placed the lens free, clean, swab it gently with cotton. The cotton swab, you can wet the support, with a bit of water or pure alcohol. You should apply but very sparingly.
- Finally, you have to build everything again, and then your CD or DVD drive should work perfectly again.
Please note that you have to build the Hardware only, and especially only if you have the necessary knowledge. As a quite useful has also an occasional cleaning of CDs and DVDs have proved.
