Shuttle EPAT external ATAPI problems

[Lips2001Ad]

hi there my xp system wont detect or let me install my Epat shuttle external cd drive it says that there is nothing connected and if I try to force it to install the win2k drivers it just tells me that the file dose not contain info on my hardware, can you guys please help, maybe I need XP drivers for it but I cant find any. any help would be apriciated

[Toppro]

Try changing the parallel port settings in the BIOS to different modes ie Bi- Directional, EPP, ECP

[Lips2001Ad]

thnx for the input but unfortunately this has not made any differance any other ideas?