Qosmio G10-100: Installing second HDD & obtaining mounting bracket

I'd like to install a second hard drive. Any instructions or general tips on how to do so would be greatly appreciated.
I'm looking at purchasing a HITACHI T7K500 Desktar 2.5" - 320 GB Interface: SATA 3.0 GB/s serial & ATA Ultra 133 parallel. Is this compatible??
I need help obtaining a mounting bracket for this upgrade or even information relating to the compatible brackets?
Thx in advance,

Thx again the site i was purchasing the drive from (pixmania) had incorrectly labled the Desckstar as 2.5". The travelstar is the one i need, i notice that there is a new 160GTB ATA (parralle) travelstar coming out:
Hitachi-HGST, Travelstar 5K160 HTS541616J9AT00 0A28419
Type ATA IDE-Ultra/100
Capacity 160gb
Would this be compatible???
Does anybody know where i can get a nounting bracket for this upgrade??

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