HP DVD burner not compatible?

I recently purchased the HP Dvd Writer 635i from someone on ebay who said it is mac compatible. HP however, says it is not mac compatible (as I recently found out). My computer recognizes it as a reader, but not a writable drive!!!
Do you know of any place I could get a 3rd party driver for it, or any other way I can get this drive to work? I do not have a copy of Toast, but it seems that it's a hardware/driver problem more than anything...?
I run OS 10.3.9 on my 400mhz gigabit ethernet G4
Thanks!

What do you mean by bootable?
It reads cds & DVD + & - R discs well... it just won't write
Apple System Profiler says this:
HP DVD Writer 635d:
Manufacturer: HP
Model: HP DVD Writer 635d
Revision: JPS3
Serial Number: 4265210052
Drive Type: CD-RW/DVD-RW
Disc Burning: Not Supported
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
I will try Patchburn!!

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