Satellite P770-111 no SATA cable to connect 2nd HDD

Hello!
I bought Satellite P770-111 3 days ago and was hoping to insert another HDD that I had in my old laptop.
Ok, I opened the plastic cover on the lower side of the laptop and there are 2 hdd (2.5") slots but only one HDD.
The one HDD that is currenty in the laptop is 500 gb big. I would like to install another one but there is a problem:
there's no SATA cable to connect it to the motherboard.
Basically, there are 2 hdd slots but only one connection interface. Could you please tell me how could I install a 2nd HDD?
Thank you in advance!
Damjan

Thanks for you quick reply! :)
I know that but the problem is that I can't find which motherboard is in this particular series.
I guess that 111 stands for adriatic region so only specs that I found online are these:
http://bl.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/hr/product/Satellite-P770-111/1111702/toshibaShop/false/
and in there you can't find what motherboard does this laptop have.
Any help with that?

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