Maintenance And Troubleshooting; Cleaning The Your Plextor Drive - Plextor PX-610U Installation And User Manual

5. Maintenance and Troubleshooting

This section explains maintenance and troubleshooting procedures for
your Plextor drive.
With proper maintenance, you can prevent problems. If trouble arises,
you can often solve many simple problems on your own, rather than
wait for assistance from a Plextor representative.

Cleaning the your Plextor Drive

Plextor drives are sealed against external contamination, so in a normal
computer environment and with normal use, your drive should not
require internal cleaning. However, if your drive has been in use for
some time and has just recently started to exhibit read/write problems, it
is possible that dust has accumulated on the laser lens. In this case:
If your drive is still in warranty and you are experiencing problems,
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send the drive to Plextor. (See "Returns" on page 27.)
If your drive is out of warranty, before returning the drive for repair
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you may want to try a short blast of canned air aimed at the center of
the drive. Use only electronics-grade canned air: sterile, filtered, and
moisture-free. If you notice no improvements after this step, you
will need to return the drive for repair.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to clean your drive using any solvent-
based cleaners. Also, do not use an air compressor, because the
high-pressure blast can damage the drive.
ANOTHER CAUTION: Do not use a CD cleaning disc. Cleaning
discs that use a felt pad can scratch the laser lens surface and
render the drive inoperable. Cleaning discs with brushes may also
scratch the lens. Moreover, these cleaning discs are often out of
balance, making their operation very noisy.
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