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Need Help with DVD RW Drive

It recognizes purchased CD's but will not recognized burned CD's or blank CD's. It just starts clicking over and over for a minute or two and then gives an error message.

Since it does read purchased CD's and blank DVD-Rs I don't think its a software issue. Tried the following:
-rebooting
-blowing out dust,
-reaching a long cue-tip in there to clan what I guess is the lens,
-pushing the lens to the back
-Windows Explorer doesn't recognize a disc in there.

I've got a 5.5 year old Dell running Vista 64 bit that works great otherwise. Full tower full height drive.
Is the drive toast? If so will any DVD-RW fit the tower?
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