Can't burn cds but I can burn dvds?

I cant seem to burn cds anymore but I can burn dvds I have tried several different brands but nothing seems to work are there different lazers for cd and dvd?

Yes, in many drives there are different lasers for CDs and DVDs. It is not uncommon to have one type fail and the other keep working fine.
Be sure the media you are using are the correct speed range for the drive capabilities. For example, 8x media will not be correctly recognized by a 2x-capable drive. It may report "calibration error" or tell you the capacity of the media is ridiculously large or small, or ask you to erase non-erasable media.

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