Aspire Switch 11 - SATA cable for SSD in keyboard?

Took delivery of a Switch 11 on Monday (SW5-171 - Intel i3, Win8.1 64bit, 60GB SSD).
Seems great apart from the rather cheap feeling keyboard and some initial issues with the trackpad. The latter now resolved via a full restore. I had rather brazenly deleted the Acer bloatware which may, or may not, have caused this. Proceed with caution on that front from now on... So far removed 'Acer Quick Access' which was insisting on changing the desktop theme to an awful Acer branded one on every restart... Grrr! why do they do that, waste of my time finding out how to remove.
I have installed a 64GB microSD card but ideally would like more space. The MS Signature model boasts a 500GB SSD in the keyboard/dock so I thought I'd have a look inside. Lo and behold there's a vacant bay and what looks like a proprietary connector on the board for the connection. The only issue is finding out where I can get the cable from. Crucial list SSDs as being specifically compatible with the SW5-171 (though in reality any SSD would probably work) but they don't offer a cable. There are plenty of proprietary Acer SATA cables on eBay and some look like they have the correct connector but I can't be sure. Anyone know the answer? I doubt if Acer would be forthcoming with the information or be willing to supply the part...
If the Signature model were avaialble here I would have definately have bought that.   

First - i'm not from Germany, iam from Portugal!  Second - I have the HDD disk already working.  The photos: 1 - The CABLE HDD, with code "Part No: 50.L66N5.001 (Thanks to RFNM!)  2 - The CABLE HDD   3 - The HDD disk attach to the cable inside the Docking. Its no need any screws to fix the HDD to Docking. Just put the HDD inside, in the indicated area and close  it.   4 - The HDD its reconized by os Win 8. You can use SSD, like the RFNM did.  Conclusion: Its very easy to upgrade to HDD/SSD, inside the docking. The problem its the Acer Switch not bring hdd cable. You have to order/buy it. When i buyed this Acer Swith 11, i have take a risk, because i dont have 100% sure that the computer will be the capability to upgrade using one disk HDD. Do not exist yet a version of Acer Switch 11 - model 111 with a HDD/SSD option. I have take a risk and i won!

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