USB2-ATA dvd-rw drive

[dan2003]

Does anybody know howto get a DVD-RW drive to work with a usb2-ata storage adaptor thingy?

Its an adaptor i use so i can plug harddrives in and out whilst the machie is on and they show up as usb-storage devices, but it doesnt show up anything when i plug in dvd or cd drive. My mate has the same unit and reccons he can do it in windows so it should be possible, i just dont know how, or if the driver supports it.

Thanks

Dan