This device came with my Dell PC about 5 years ago. It's not on the Dell installation CDs.

Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: Samsung
Model: CD-R/RW SW-248F
Interface: USB
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Age of Device: Not specified
FCCID:

Type of drive: cd-rw, cd-rom (rewriter & reader)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Sonic Record Now/version

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=911&qa5=3&qa7=1500&dp=3&qm0=CD-R%2FRW+SW-248F&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Samsung+CD+%2F+DVD++CD-R%2FRW+SW-248F+Windows+XP+Professional+) | Research manufacturer Samsung (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=911)

Nor on any other installation cd. Optical drives never require a driver when used in Windows XP. The OS provides native support that allows this drive to read a data or music disk and to burn a cd-r disk.

Please state what the problem is and include some details.