I don't think there's any reason you can't make your own caddy and hook it up yourself. A SATA hookup is a SATA hookup, to my knowledge. Your laptop should be able to detect what type of drive it is and adjust accordingly. There are a couple things you should look into, like making sure the hard drive has enough free space above/below it. If it's actually touching the caddy anywhere but the sides, that's generally bad news. I think. And you'll want to make sure the hard drive fits very snugly in the caddy so there's no chance of it wobbling inside.