Questions about ePSXe

[Cannibal Bob]

I know this probably isn't the focus of this forum, but I was hoping I could ask about ePSXe.

What I want to know is are there any PC control pads that are easily available that I could use with ePSXe? I've never been a PC gamer before so using a keyboard for gaming doesn't seem natural to me.

Second, would there be any risk in using the original disks to play these games using my PC, or would I be better off using back-ups?

If it helps at all, I'm only using ePSXe to play NTSC games.

I'm not sure if I've worded that well, so if you need any more information, just ask.

Thanks.

EDIT: Would this do the trick?

LOGITECH PRECISION GAMEPAD

It doesn't have analog sticks or rumble thingys, but I'm not worried about that for now, I'm just looking for a gamepad similar to a PS contoller that doesn't cost too much. (Work has been a bit slow recently. )