I'm setting up a spare parts box for a friend's child and I am having a strange problem. The computer has no IDE connections, so I hooked up an IDE controller card in order to use an IDE DVD drive.

1) I'm about to get a mobo with dual U160-SCSI channels, one of which will host a HDD. I will also buy a DVD-reader and a CD-writer. Should I opt for SCSI-versions and hook them to the second ...