I need help finding a replacement hard drive/IR sensor cable for my laptop.

I have a 17" Macbook Pro from September 2009, and the hard drive cable has ripped at the junction where the hard drive cable and the IR sensor cable meet.
My brother needed to use my comp to try to transfer stuff from the hard drive from his broken laptop to an external hard drive, and the cable ripped the second time he was fiddling with it.
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When searching for "macbook pro unibody 2009 17" hard drive/ir sensor cable" it doesn't come up with any for the 17" but it comes up with a bunch for 13" and 15" and it seems like the 15" ones would work for my computer.
(Like the one in the picture on this page: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Unibody+2.53+GHz+Mid+ 2009+Hard+Drive-IR+Sensor+Cable/1520/1)
I'm having no success finding a cable that looks just like the one in my comp that's specifically for the 17" that goes to the hard drive AND the IR sensor. For example, all I've been able to find so far are things like this:
http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts/MacBook-Pro-17-Inch-Unibody-Hard-Drive-Cable /IF162-015
which does not appear to be the cable I need, as it doesn't seem as though I could attach the IR sensor cable to it.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
~Cass
[I don't remember the exact OS I was at, but I'm pretty sure it's 10.6.something]

The dv7 notebook Maintenence & Service guide has the information that you need. See the illustrated parts list for the part number.
From the manual:
Supports the following double hard drive
configurations:
● 2 TB: (1 TB, 5400 rpm, 12.5 mm × 2)
● 1500 GB: (750 GB, 7200 rpm, 9.5 mm × 2)
● 1500 GB: (750 GB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm × 2)
● 1 TB: (500 GB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm × 2)
Hard drive (2, 2.5-in, SATA, does not include bracket, connector cable, Mylar shield, or screws):
  1-TB, 5400-rpm, 12.7-mm 638974-001
750-GB, 7200-rpm, 9.5-mm 633252-001
750-GB, 5400-rpm, 9.5-mm 634250-001
640-GB, 5400-rpm, 9.5-mm 603785-001
500-GB, 7200-rpm, 9.5-mm 608218-001
500-GB, 5400-rpm, 9.5-mm 634932-001
320-GB, 7200-rpm, 9.5-mm 634862-001
320-GB, 5400-rpm, 9.5-mm 622643-001
Hard Drive Hardware Kit (not illustrated, includes bracket, connector cable, Mylar
shield, and screws)             665597-001
You can order the parts through the HP Parts Store online. You can save quite a bit of money by ordering the identical parts from another online vendor.
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