Sorry for the misunderstanding. That was what I originally thought you meant (as I have swapped optical drives for an HDD a few times myself), but when I Googled your model number, I saw that it didn't come with an optical drive, so figured you meant something else. Upon further research, I see that other models in the same series DO come with optical drives. So would I be correct in assuming there is a blank face-plate (bezel) that could be removed to insert (either) an optical drive (or HDD caddy) in your laptop? If so, is the needed SATA connector to plug the caddy into present inside the laptop? If so, one of these should fit, depending on the height of the slot it is to be mounted (slid) into...