Replace extra GPU with HDD caddy on Y510p?

I'm in the need for more hard drive space than I have right now, so I'm wanting to take out the extra GPU in my Y510p and put in a hard drive caddy. The problem is that there is a little bracket that I need to remove from the DVD drive and put on the caddy, but since I never got the DVD drive model, I can't do that. Is there any place where I can buy the little bracket I need?

 

I was looking for the same thing yesterday. If you want to replace the 2nd GPU with the hard drive caddy, I think that the bracket is not completely necessary, since it won't fall off easily. The problem (at leats for me) is the plastic bezel that covers the GPU won't fit on the hard drive caddy, so it would be uncovered (and ugly)...
But I found one seller on ebay that sells the caddy with this plastic bezel. Look for y510p caddy bezel and you probably will find - the seller nickname is nimitz and they told me that they can sell the bezel separatedelly for 8 bucks.
Sorry for my terrible english... I'm from Brazil.

Regards,

 

Don't worry about your English, it's great! If you don't think we need the bracket, maybe I'll just order a caddy and see what happens!

 

Personally, I ordered this, and it came with the bracket (I am referring to the ultrabay cover). It fits perfectly.

2nd HDD SSD hard drive caddy For Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 Y500N Y510P | eBay

 

You still need that bracket that screws onto the side and locks the caddy into place.

 

So is there nowhere I can buy the bracket? I can't even find a DVD drive someone has pulled out of one of these to get the bracket off of that...

 

You could try contacting lenovo and asking if they have any spare parts.

 

Which bracket are you referring to? I bought this one: 2nd HDD SSD Hard Drive Caddy for Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 Y500N Y510P Bezel | eBay

I didn't add any parts to the caddy. I put a 2TB 2.5" hard drive into the caddy and the caddy comes with screws to keep the drive in place. I plug it straight into the ultrabay and it works fine. No need for the additional side brackets (like the ones they have for the Lenovo made hard drive ultrabay's). I have the DVD drive, but don't see the need to add the side brackets.

 

Scroll down to the description.

 

I appreciate what the seller is saying (it wasn't there before when I bought the ultrabay from the same seller). I didn't add the bracket and the hdd ultrabay locks in fine...I have zero issues.

 

OK, so I finally got around to replacing the 1TB SSHD with a Sandisk Ultra II SSD yesterday, and popped a 500GB 7200RPM drive in the ultrabay.

@berryKerry: I believe your information is wrong - there is NO need for the bracket you are describing - as 'greatwiseone' said above, the HDD ultrabay slots in perfectly fine without it.

The bracket you are describing is only needed for the ODD ultrabay.

I took some pictures to demonstrate all this information, I may upload it later if I find the time.

 

Did you have the SLI model? or did you borrow it from your ODD?

 

I didn't borrow ANYTHING from the ODD. I just bought the HDD caddy from the link I posted a while back, put the HDD inside the caddy (with screws), and inserted the caddy into the Ultrabay. No extra brackets, connectors, nothing.

The ODD that I removed (notice the black bracket on the end, which isn't actually needed):

https://copy.com/FSCemCr6mT6fLjVK

The HDD caddy:

https://copy.com/KvwDzeHCIgpESrSe