Do not blow into it with canned air, that only makes the problem worse IME. You could try a lens cleaning CD. I bought one many years ago, and it's fixed several problems, and it's really freakin easy ...

I had the unfortunate occurance of my CD Drive getting a particle of dirt inside of it and creating a deep ciruclar scratch inside on the CD. <BR><BR>What is the best way to get rid of this thing. The ...