I need to identify this type of CD/DVD drive connector to buy a 2nd Hdd caddy

rd1066_2

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Hello :)
I'm looking for a COMPATIBLE 2nd Hdd Cd CADDY and I need to know what type of connector has this CD/DVD drive (it's the old CD/DVD drive that must be replaced with the 2nd Hdd caddy):

https://ibb.co/i0Q45R

Can anyone point me to a compatible 2nd Hdd caddy?

Be aware: this is a 2008 HP CD/DVD drive that IS NOT standard SATA: the connector is on the RIGHT while normally all major 2nd HDD caddys fit the CD/DVD drives with connector on the LEFT.
Is there any hope I could ever find a caddy compatible with this connector?

Another question: this CD/DVD drive has a 8x speed: do you think an 2nd Hdd caddy would work
on this laptop or there may be some data transfer speed issues?

Thanks a lot for your help!
 

rd1066_2

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Thank you Aeacus! You solved my problem!
I made some research on slimline SATA and...
I found out that there is this "invisible" connector attached to my CD drive in the rear
http://bixnet.net/images/DVD-RearConnector.jpg
so I just have to put it on the caddy and should be fine
the only problem is that once I take it off from the cd drive, i cannot hot swap the cd rom anywmore (i will have to buy another adapter for it).
Stay tuned...