Install second dvd burner

My new macpro comes with one dvd drive, I'd like to install a second one on the empty slot below. My question is what kind of drive do I need to purchase? IDE, SATA, etc? I assume I need to remove the front tray cover of the drive?
How about compatibility? What drives are known to be working well with macpro?
I also prefer to have LightSrib capability, what drive do you recommend?
Thanks a lot!

Shake 'n' Bake wrote:
It is most likely SATA.
Not meaning to sound antagonizing, but the words "most likely" can cause a lot of trouble when the answer is wrong. The optical drives inside the Mac Pro use PATA, not SATA.
You shouldn't have to remove that cover.
Assumption again. Optical drives with small lips will clear, but it's been my experience that most lips have to be removed.
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