Question Can I install an Optical Disc Drive into my modern HP Laptop?

[DAN831]

My Hp Notebook 15 (da01333tu) has what appears to be a slot for a disc drive when you remove the back cover even though it was not released with one, i wonder could i install one and just alter the edge of the back cover to let the disc drive come out the side? I can show you a picture but not sure how to add it on here yet sorry

see 3:25 to see the laptop with the back cover off and you will see it, it even has a connection there for one there im pretty sure?

 

[hang-the-9]

Looks like there may be a spot for a drive, does the case have a cutout for it on the side? Not very easy to tell from that video how much space it has for an internal disk drive. Very few non-workstation systems include a disk drive these days.

 

[Gforce77i]

No there isn't a cut out on the casing for it, there are a few models of these HPs that are identical. I have a couple of 255 G7 which are identical.
You would need to use an external drive/caddy. Why do you need an optical drive anyway..?