G500 - Is it possible to install a mSATA SSD drive?

Hi!
I am interested in the Lenovo G500 i7-3612QM and I would like to be able to install a mSATA SSD drive on it.
I have read that these drives can be installed on a PCI Express Mini Card slot, and according to the Hardware Maintenance Manual (p. 29) the computer has two of these slots:
-Wimax/WIFI x 1
-SSD x 1
The problem is that, although the Wi-Fi slot is easily visible (it appears in a picture in the manual, p. 45), I can't find the second slot, neither in the manual nor in the picture of the inside of the notebook I found in this web (The text is in hungarian, but I haven't been able to find any other picture).
Does anybody know if the second PCI Express slot really exists, please?
Thank you very much!

Hi MestreKaito,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
I’m sorry to inform you that the Image is un-available for the second slot; I would Strongly Suggest Calling Technical Support for Assistance. Click here to open a link where you can select the country and get the exact contact support number. I’m sure they will be a great help.
Do post us back for further queries.
Best Regards
Shiva Kumar
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