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TP General - Properly cleaning CD media

Applicable to: World-Wide

CD media can become unreadable or generate errors if improperly cleaned. When cleaning CD's, use a clean, soft, lint free cloth, moistened with a little isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, and clean the disc in a radial fashion (from center to outside edge). It is important to AVOID a circular cleaning pattern, as any debris trapped by the cloth, which could cause a scratch, would then scratch in a circular or tangential direction (the same direction as the track) and could cause data loss.

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CD-ROM Drives, DVD Drives

Date Created

04-09-98

Last Updated

06-04-99

Revision Date

06-04-2000

Brand

IBM ThinkPad

Product Family

ThinkPad 310, ThinkPad 315, ThinkPad 365X/XD, ThinkPad 365C/CS, ThinkPad 365CD/CSD, ThinkPad 365E/ED, ThinkPad 380, ThinkPad 380D, ThinkPad 380E, ThinkPad 380ED, ThinkPad 380XD, ThinkPad 380Z, ThinkPad 385D, ThinkPad 385E, ThinkPad 385ED, ThinkPad 385XD, ThinkPad 390, ThinkPad 390E, ThinkPad 560, ThinkPad 560E, ThinkPad 560X, ThinkPad 560Z, ThinkPad 600, ThinkPad 600E, ThinkPad 755CD, ThinkPad 755CDV, ThinkPad 760C, ThinkPad 760E, ThinkPad 760CD, ThinkPad 760L/LD, ThinkPad 760ED, ThinkPad 760XD, ThinkPad 760EL/ELD, ThinkPad 760XL, ThinkPad 765L, ThinkPad 765D, ThinkPad 770, ThinkPad 770E/ED, ThinkPad 770X, ThinkPad 770Z, ThinkPad i Series 1400, ThinkPad i Series 172x

Machine Type

2600, 2625, 2635, 2636, 2626, 2640, 2641, 2645, 2646, 9545, 9546, 9547, 9548, 9549, 9544, 2611, 2627

Model

Various

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