Can I safely use a slimline Superdrive in my MacBook Pro 17"?

Hi All. I've recently bought a new SuperDrive for my MacBook Pro. It turns out that the new Drive is slimmer than the old one. Because of this, there is one bracket that I cannot use to secure the drive into the laptop, as the fitting is not correct (the other brackets that secure the drive, are ok). Am I safe to leave it like this or should I send the drive back for one that is a direct replacement for my old one? The drive I bought is Model No. GSA-S10N. My old drive is Model No. UJ-85J-C. The reason why I would like to keep the new drive is because it writes to DVDR-DL and DVDR+DL, whereas my old drive only writes to DVDR+DL.

Couple thoughts:
1. ALWAYS put the drive in that fits the way it's suppose to. not a good thing to put one in that doesn't fit right as it can cause issues with ejecting disc or damage other parts.
2. the +R stuff seems to hold up better than the -R. I only use +R discs now, I've seen a few -Rs fail after time & have spoken to PC people that had the same thing.
OWC sells the drive that fits your machine & burns everything CD & DVD wise. http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/superdrive/MacBookPro17

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