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I've had this S13JX for about a year and had zero issues with it until this morning when it suddenly decided it would no longer read Blu media. It reads a DVD without issues, but not Blu I tried a power cycle, rebooting PC, etc. The drive spins up and acts like it's seeking, then just gives up and says no disc inserted. I have it in a Vantec case, so I removed it and lightly blew a little canned air in through the open tray thinking maybe some fuzz got in there, but it still will not read Blu media. I thought this thing would outlast me considering what it cost. I hate to think that it has failed and cannot be replaced. Is it worth trying to open up to see what's going on or would you just get something else?

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S13JX
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: DDDL930125UC
Firmware date: 2022-07-26
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS9201
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-213T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03/ID72
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

Clean the lasers here's how.

eject tray

unplug drive with tray out

pop off front bezel clips on sides and bottom with plastic tool

undo screws from bottom will be under stickers if you have an s13, 213 does not have stickers.

flip backover and remove top cover

clean lasers with a lint free cloth or qtip and alcohol and dry with another do this 2 times and do not let it air dry you must remove the residue with a dry one!

Thank you, this did the trick. Not as much gadgetry in there as I figured there would be.