CD ROM Cable

You could either get a round IDE cable, or a SATA CD drive.

You could get a round IDE cable
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...nd+ide&x=0&y=0

will the SATA cable work with most CD ROM drives?

Pfft dont buy a round one just get cable ties and make the fat ones round I DID and it works ok but isnt very bendy.

How can I tell, there are two more types of connections to the left of the IDE connection, now if it is a sata connection do i hook tht right up to the Sata conection on my mobo?

I dont think any DVD drives have SATA and IDE.

he might be looking at the ide jumper block and thinking its a second, smaller connector

Yeah, there aren't DVD drives with sata and IDE. If you want, you could buy a new DVD drive and sata cable, but for now, a rounded IDE should work just fine.

Honestly, I would just get a SATA drive. A decent one will set you back $25. How much are you going to spend on a cable, anyways?

edit: I had a few set-ups with round IDE. While they are better than ribbon, I still didn't like them. Still bulky and I always had a hard time getting the end covers to stay in place. (could've just been the cables I was using, though.)

Im gonna just go with a round cable, I think I found one at best buy i can use its all black which works with my case, but maybe later ill go with a sata connection