Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: MITSUMI
Model: CRMC-FX401A1
Interface: IDE
Operating System: Windows 98
Age of Device: Not specified
FCCID:

Type of drive: cd-rom (reader only)
Location: external
What recording software are you using?: Other (Other: I.44 MB FLOPPY)

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=0&qa5=3&qa7=1300&dp=3&qm0=CRMC-FX401A1&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=MITSUMI+CD+%2F+DVD+MITSUMI+CRMC-FX401A1+Windows+98+)

You cannot have an external drive with an IDE interface. External drives can only have parallel port or usb interfaces.

and your statement What recording software are you using?: Other (Other: I.44 MB FLOPPY) does not make any sense. a 1.44 mb floppy is not a recording software.

You should know (as a senior member) if you've done any reading here, that optical drives NEVER require a driver when used in any Windows os from 95 up. (or do you just post and never read?)