hi i'm trying to get an external cdrw to work with '98. unfortunately, it is a usb2 connection, and that's where i'm stuck. is there any way in which i can somehow get windows to see usb2 instead of 1.1? like a program update or something? the drive is an AOpen CDRW, and it is on a pc at work. cheers GeForce FX 5700Le 1Gb DDR 3400 Athlon XP 2700+ Gigabyte K7 Triton 18Gb Cheetah X15 2 x Maxtor 60Gb

oh, i forgot.... the message that pops up when i plug in the drive says 'found usb mass storage device. please install driver etc.' then it can't find one hope this helps GeForce FX 5700Le 1Gb DDR 3400 Athlon XP 2700+ Gigabyte K7 Triton 18Gb Cheetah X15 2 x Maxtor 60Gb

Hi, If you install an additional PCI USB 2 card this should come with drivers for Windows 98 SE. Ensure you choose a card that has drivers for 98SE. Not all PCI USB 2 cards will work with windows 98. Alternative is to upgrade to Windows XP SP1, you will need SP 1 for USB 2. hth Ceri

can't do either sorry, the pc i'm working on is for my work, as part of a job i'm doing for a 3rd party. also, the program that the pc is using is only compatable with 98. any other ideas? GeForce FX 5700Le 1Gb DDR 3400 Athlon XP 2700+ Gigabyte K7 Triton 18Gb Cheetah X15 2 x Maxtor 60Gb

If the computer only has USB 1.1 then you're stuck with it, barring an add-on card as mentioned above. There's no software fix to change 1.1 to 2.0. Otherwise the problem is with the cd-rw drivers, which should have come with the device or would be available on Aopen's site. I'm not sure which 98 version you have but you may need 98 SE to set everything up properly.

it is trying to load the driver for the burner, did you put disk in as my external hd controller asks for disk when i install it on customers' computers. what is make & model # of motherboard & version of 98 either fe or se david

You sometimes need to point to the drivers on the installation disk by digging down into the subfolders. One other thing, most USB devices require that you install the drivers prior to connecting the device. Try removing any files related to this device, removing the device, rebooting and installing the software for the device. Shutdown, connect the device, reboot and see what happens.