Can I add a SATA optical drive to my G5?

I want to replace the optical drive on my G5 (PPC 1.6 GHz) with the latest dual-layer Pioneer DVR-115D (IDE) or 216 (SATA)
The 115D is not widely available any more, most shops only seem to have the 216.
Can I add this drive to my G5? I already have 2 SATA hard drives in place, so is it possible to add another SATA device? If so, how do I add a 3rd SATA cable and where would it plug into?
Thanks.

Hi Japamac and everyone else,
I'm a new Mac user and received a used G5 from a friend. I made a very stupid mistake and purchased the Pioneer Dvr-216 instead of the 116. So now I have a SATA burner with an IDE interface. Unfortunately, NewEgg won't refund this particular product.
So I've thought of two options:
1.) Turn it to an external burner and have two optical drives (although the original is about to crap out soon). But I'm not sure what enclosures are compatible. I've looked into the NexStar DX NST-530S2 but the tech rep said that they haven't tested that enclosure with the DVR 216.
2.) Try to find a SATA controller. But since I'm really new to Macs and this computer is slightly older, I'm not sure which controller to buy. It says on the side panel of the G5 that it has a PCI-X slot.
Any help/suggestions would be greatly greatly appreciated (I've spent the last three days researching, but I'm still not completely confident in what I've found)
Thanks.

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