Section 2 - P5 M.2 Ssd Drives - Lenovo ThinkStation P5 Manual

Section 2 – P5 M.2 SSD Drives
The Lenovo ThinkStation P5 platform supports a variety of different storage
devices. Table 4 shows the available features for M.2 SSD drives utilizing the
CPU-based controller. Table 5 highlights the compatibility and requirements for
M.2 SSD drives utilizing the CPU-based controller.
Table 4 - Features for M.2 SSD drives on CPU-based controllers
Feature
Drive Count (System max = 7)
Maximum PCIe speed
Availability
Location
Controller
Supported M.2 dimensions (mm)
Double side support
Maximum power per drive
Front accessible
Toolless
Hot swappable
Individual activity/status LEDs
Combined in system activity LED
Max Drive Size
1: A screwdriver is needed during the initial installation of an M.2 drive into the FLEX bay carrier.
Insertion and removal of the carrier is then toolless.
2: See Figure 2 for location of the storage drive activity light.
FLEX Bay M.2 SSD
Onboard M.2 Slots
2
Gen5
Standard
Motherboard Front access bay 2
CPU
2280 or 22110
Yes
8W
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
4TB
Quad M.2 PCIe
enclosure Card Gen3
1
Gen4
Optional
PCIe Slot
Follows slot
CPU
connection
2242, 2260, 2280,
2280
Yes
8W
Yes
¹
Partial
Yes
²
Activity Only
Yes
4TB
4
Gen3
Optional
22110
No
8W
No
No
No
No
Yes
2TB
6