Now I can't boot off the CD-ROM. When I try to load an ATAPI CD-ROM driver from a floppy disk (Oak), it says there is no CD-ROM. When I boot into Win NT, though, I can access the CD-ROM just fine.

Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) is a packet-type command connection interface developed to enable connection of CD-ROM drives, DVD drives, etc. to the IDE controller ...

BR><BR>However, and this is the kicker, the new drive isn't detected in the BIOS and even though I can change the boot order to include "Atapi CD ROM", I can't get the laptop to boot from the drive.

The US$109 ATAPI to SCSI converter allows ATAPI devices such as DVD-R/RW, CDRW, DVD, CD-ROM, ZIP or Magneto Optical (MO) drives to be used as a SCSI device. There are no drivers to install ...