Qosmio G50-13R - Add second HDD

Hello,
I want to upgrade my computer.
Here are the numbers:
Product Name: Qosmio G50-13R
Product Version: PQG55E-05C04RFR
Product Serial Number: 89063721H
I have the space for a second hard drive, but it is empty.
No caddy, no connector.
But the Intel Rapid Storage detects an internal port 4 empty.
How to check what is is that port?
I did some research and I found a document on the material content of my computer. It is indicated that a connector on the motherboard exists for a second hard drive, here are some reference contained in the document:
CN1920 2nd HDD SATA interface connector (20-pin)
Is the motherboard of my computer (see reference above) does have the CN1920 connector?
How checked?
Greetings.

There is a 2nd HDD bay because in the past the Qosmio G50 was released with different hardware parts and supported different hardware specifications and obviously the 2nd HDD bay does not contain the HDD connectors/cable.
The Intel ICH9M South Bridge supports 4 integrated serial ATA Host controllers, so the chipset should be able to handle 4 SATA devices (2x HDDs, 1x ODD, 1x eSATA).
I searched in the internet a little bit and found out that the motherboard supports two controllers/connectors.
The first HDD should be connected to the CN1900 (23pin) SATA connector and the 2nd HDD should be connected to CN1920 (20pin). The ODD is connected to CN1910 (13pin)
However, I think it will not be very easy to upgrade this unit with an 2nd HDD the whole unit must be disassembled and of course you would need compatible parts for such upgrade.

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