Changing my CD drive to a dvd rom?

I have just bought a second hand iBook. Its a couple of years old and only has a CD drive on it. I was thinking about changing this drive to a CD/DVD-rom drive. Can I just get any iBook drive and pop it in? IK was thinking about this one -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5859429490&fromMakeTrack=tr ue
Any info appreciated! Thanks

I think it should work.
I installed a Panasonic UJ 845-B in mine recently and all went well, look at PBFIXIT.com for an installation guide, its a bit fiddly but if you go careful is straightforward.

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