Burning failure - hardware error - help and ideas welcomed

I have been happily burning DVDs. Then in the last 24 hours, iDVD is reporting burning error:
The Recording Device reported the hardware error: Internal Target Failure (0x44, 0x00). Any thoughts welcomed
Thanks

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Suggest trying an alternate media other than what you are currently using. Also if this fails to help then use a quality lens cleaner kit from Maxell or 3M. Good luck on this.

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Thanks in advance. I was trying to burn a disc, and started having trouble with burning this movie (have done several before, including earlier versions of this movie). After wierd things happening twice - the first disc would burn, then the second one might be o.k. but iDVD ejected it before it said it was done. Then, the third time I got this error:
The recording device reported the hardware error: Tracking servo failure. (0x09, 0x01.)
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Run MacJanitor (free download) to do all the Unix Cron Maintenance scripts.
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Run Preferential Treatment (free download) to check for corrupt/damaged application and system preference files.
Run Cache Out X (free download) to clear all system and application caches.
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DVD Burn fail, Sense Key = Hardware Error, Sense Code = 0x09, 0x01, TRACKING SERVO FAILURE, What could be the solution?

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There is only one option and that is to replace the drive. It is not expensive to perform the replacement yourself if you so choose.

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