2nd HDD on Qosmio F40

I just purchased a Qosmio F40-ST4101 and by default I choose an option of one hard disk, because I do have spare one which I would like to install. Can anyone show me where does it fit in or it is not possible to add a hard disk to just if ordered from the company?
Thanks in advance..

Hi
Im not 100% sure but I think the HDD slots are placed at the bottom of the unit.
The first HDD bay must be placed at the bottom near the front side edge.
The second bay could be placed near to the battery
I have found the notebook specifications here:
[Qosmio F40-ST4101 details|http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_outFrm.jsp?moid=1813536&rpn=PQF46U&ct=DS&soi d=1804471&BV_SessionID=@@@@0990160236.1195042862@@ @@&BV_EngineID=ccceaddmhmgjddgcgfkceghdgngdgmm.0]

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