this cdrw wont work with 98se even though the box says it would.

Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: LiteOn Technology
Model: lh-52c1p187c
Interface: IDE
Operating System: Windows 98SE
Age of Device: Not specified
FCCID:

Type of drive: cd-rw, dvd (rewriter & dvd rom combo)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Other (Other: cdrw)

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I've never witnessed any ide atapi-compliant optical drive that would fail to work in Windows 98 except defective drives. Please explain what "won't work" means, ie: not detected by the os, other? please specify.