Lenovo ThinkStation P510 Hardware Configuration page 9

P500/P510/P700/P710 via Manual HDD Connect Option
For P500/P510 and P700/P710, SATA drives are connected to the onboard Intel S-SATA controller via a
manual plug method. This consists of manually cabling both power and data to each drive individually.
Total drive support is the same as P900/P910, with the onboard Intel S-SATA controller supporting up to
4 drives.
1. Install the SATA drive into the FLEX Tray. Note that FLEX Trays can be rotated 180 degrees as
needed for ease of connection.
2. Insert the FLEX Tray with drive into the bay.
3. Connect SATA power to the drive using one of the SATA power connectors on the included
cable. The other end of the SATA power cable should already be connected to the
motherboard.
4. Connect the SATA data cable to the drive.
5. Connect the SATA data cable to one of the onboard SATA ports (refer to the system label on the
system cover for the SATA port location).