Is it possible to use a tray-loading CD-ROM in a slot-loading iMac? This would only be temporary, long enough to get an OS onto the hard drive and that is it. It doesn't even need to fit in the case. I could just leave the machine half open while it installs.

I ask because I have a slot-load 500 with a broken CD-ROM and no OS, and I am picking up a tray-load 333 soon for free.