Why won't my computer burn music onto blank CDs

I am trying to burn music onto my blank CD but a notification will pop up saying "The attempt to burn a disc failed. The device failed to calibrate the lazer power level fo this media." Sometimes it is able to burn music onto the CD though. Any ideas how to fix this?

Try:
- A lens cleaning disc to clean dust off the laser lenses,
- A slower burn speed
- Better quality CDs
- It is also possible your drive is faiiling and will need replacing or you use an external Superdrive.

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