T440 install mSATA SSD

I am the proud new owner of a ThinkPad T440 and a separate SanDisk mSATA SSD. Sadly I just can't figure out where to install the SSD. The hardware maintenance manual says something about NGFF, but when I called Lenovo before ordering my laptop, I was told that I want mSATA, not NGFF as a format, so I bought an mSATA SSD.
So, can anyone point me to a manual or tell me something I have missed?
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MadTux wrote:
So my mSATA SSD is the wrong format!?
Yes.
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