Does dell use the standard hookups (is it universal?) to connect it's cd drives to power/mobo because I am building a kickass new system and gutting my dell beacuse I cant afford ALL new parts so I have to use the disk drives and video card. So my question is, on a dell Demension 8250 can I just simply remove the dvd/cd-rw drives and plug em into my new custom built system? Thanks in advance for any advice. I have never built a machine and am a bit of a newb so sorry for any incompitence, just hoping I can easily remove both drives from the dell and place them in my new system without massive hassle.
btw for those curious my new powerhouse is:
AMD 64bit fx-53
4x 512 (2 gigs) Kingston pc-4000 memory
Radeon 9700 pro (from dell)
Xaser III full tower case 7fans firewire/usb/window/neons
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Also might add I plan on upgrading to an nf4 or similar for pci:e and other features and hope my memory carries over.. I know fx support is planned
I bought such high end parts beacuse I plan to make it all last until my college at least (with only a few upgrades) and I am a very avid gamer and play the cutting edge stuff (like hl2, ut2k4, jointops, cs:source) and want great fps for awhile to come 
old dell:
2.4 p4 non-ht
512rd rambus
radeon 9700pro
audigy 2 zs
both sound and vid card plus dvd/cd-rw drives are all goin into new dream system
btw for those curious my new powerhouse is:
AMD 64bit fx-53
4x 512 (2 gigs) Kingston pc-4000 memory
Radeon 9700 pro (from dell)
Xaser III full tower case 7fans firewire/usb/window/neons
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Also might add I plan on upgrading to an nf4 or similar for pci:e and other features and hope my memory carries over.. I know fx support is planned
old dell:
2.4 p4 non-ht
512rd rambus
radeon 9700pro
audigy 2 zs
both sound and vid card plus dvd/cd-rw drives are all goin into new dream system