Recommend replacement internal DVD player

I've been trying to find a posted question about what internal drives I can use to replace my original one, but can't seem to find anything pertinent.
So what internal drives can I swap in? Or what specifics should I look for so I don't have any problems. I don't want an external drive at all. Will any internal drive work?
Essentially I just need something that will read DVD's so I can finish importing the rest of my DVD collection.
I've got an iMac 1Ghz running 10.5+.
Thanks.

I got the Samsung optical drive today and installed that and a new Western Digital HD, as that had been diagnosed as failing by Tekserv. I added RAM new 512 on motherboard and 512 in the user slot on the bottom of the base.
Initially I had jumpered the optical drive and the hard drive incorrectly, and so when I tried to start it, nothing. I did hear a barely audible cheep..cheep..cheep
I checked with OSW/macsales tech and determined to make the optical drive the master and the HD the slave. Took all apart, made those changes and reassembled everyhthing
It still will not startup and still the cheep cheep cheep.
I do have power to the unit - thus the sound, but what's wrong? Is the HD bad?
I caarefully reconnected all wires, applied the thermal paste.
The only thing I can think to try is to put the old hard drive back in and see if it will still start from that HD. That would isolate the new HD as the failed part. I won't do that until tomorrow or Sunday. Any troubleshoooting ideas or help welcome.
thanks

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I bought a refurbished Toshiba P55t-A5202 a few months ago. The internal DVD drive seems to be failing and doesn't always recognize dual-layer DVDs. Some DVDs recognize and play fine. Others aren't even detected and the system thinks no disk is in the drive. I would like to replace the opical drive. I am comforable opening up the sytem and swapping the drive, I just don't know where to buy the replacement part.
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Hi, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Which exact iBook model is it?
You can choose from this list:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/index-ibook.html
Apple may not have the replacement discs at this point, but it's worth a try. You could try giving Apple a call and see if they have them available. If they do, they will send them to you for a fee.
You will need the serial number of the iBook when you call.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27282?viewlocale=en_US
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2. Pull out the DVD.
3.Remove the 4 pin molex power plug and the IDE cable.
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8. Turn off the power to the DVD.
9. Remove the front tray lip by pulling out from the bottom tabs.
10. Power the DVD and push the tray back in.
11. Install the power plug and the IDE cable to the new burner.
12. Slide the DVD in place and close the two latches.
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should see Burn Support: Yes (Apple Supported)
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Hey Ray,
That is possible to do. Here is a link I found from a quick Google search that replaces the CD bay with a SSD caddy. Here is the link: http://goo.gl/CdbQo
This is just the first link I found, you may want to search around to find the best price.
Hope this helps!
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