Procom CD rom tower

OK, we own a procom E1 7 drive cdrom tower.
Current Diskview software is v5.60.

Our network is 100% Novell 5.0 sp4, and procom and diskview both state that this tower model is not supported under NW5.0, only Novell 4.11 or NT.

I know I’ve got the option of setting up an NT server, or revert back to a 4.11, but don’t want to confuse the mix. Having a CD-rom is not worth the hassle, yet I hate to toss a good piece of equipment. Any suggestions or back door options to get around the “other guy” tech support issue?