What optical drive would i get to replace in 2008 24" iMac?

I received a 2008 24" iMac as a gift. The optical drive is bad and I need to replace the 1TB hard drive.
My question is this: I have found many different optical drives out there for the iMac. Which one do I get for my iMac?
The info off the tag on the stand is following:
Serial No. QP*****0KM
EMC No: 2211. Model No. A1225
IC: 4324A-BRCM1022
iMac24/3.06/2x2G/NVIDIA/1TB/M/K
We would like to get this computer running as soon as possible. Any help would be Awesome!
Thank you in advance.
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Thank you for the advice and sorry about the serial. Didn't think when I wrote my post.
If I really wanted to replace the internal drive, would this one work?
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MIMACSD8XDKA/
I have been working with and building PC's for about 20 years and have just started working on this iMac. I know the extent of getting into the case and I have to open it up to replace the hard drive anyway because it is also junk.
Thanks for the help.

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