Replacing superdrive - What about Boot Camp? (LG GGC-H20L)

Hello!
After only 5 months my superdrive broke. The authorised Service Provider in my area told me that they can´t just hand me a replacement, instead I would have to bring them my Mac Pro and repair takes 3-4 days! They could replace it right away if I pay them 35 Euros! What a rip-off.
Now I wanted to just buy a new drive and put it in. Less hassle. I wanted to get the LG GGC-H20L so I could watch Blu-Rays and HD DVDs under Windows but now I read that it is not recognized under boot camp. I understand, it has something to do with the ODD SATA ports. Boot Camp would require an "altered GRUB boot loader". I have no idea what that means. How do I do that and does it work?
How do I know which drives are recognized in boot camp?
I run OS 10.5 and Windows XP.
Thank you very much!

I just installed the LG GGC-H20L drive in my Mac Pro (early 2008) by using this adapter - http://www.cooldrives.com/sahadradtoid.html It costs me $17.98 + $5.35 shipping to New York City. It was easy to install, and was recognized under Boot Camp and OSX. Be sure to read the instructions and watch the video on the web page above.
The adapter lets you attach your LG drive to the IDE ATA cable that your original drive was attached to, instead of having to use the internal sata port. After installing the included software on the CD, I was able to play DVD movies. The Cyberlink Blu-Ray/HD Advisor showed my system (Boot Camp only) was capable of playing Blu-Ray and HD discs, although I haven't played any Blu-Ray movies yet; I am waiting for my first Blu-Ray movie to arrive. I will update this post as soon as I can.

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