T520 SSD PCIe upgrade questions

I just ordered a T520 i7-2720 from the Lenovo shop.
However for some reason it was not possible to select an internal SSD upgrade during configuration ("No Micro Solid State Drive").
Does this mean i can't add an internal PCIe SSD to this model?
If it is possible where can i order one either from lenovo directly or from any shop (Preferably in Germany)?
Is the SSD upgrade hard to install (I relaced harddisk/ram on Thinkpads before)?
Thanks in advance

They did not offer any micro SSD.
I already own a normal 120GB SDD which i plan to install anyway.
An additional micro SSD would be nice since SSDs are still quite small these days.
Anyways I found a guide about installing a micro SSD on a T520 so i'll just give it a try.
http://helgeklein.com/blog/2011/09/tuning-the-lenovo-t520-upgrading-memory-and-installing-an-msata-s...

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