Section 2 - P7 M.2 Ssd Details - Lenovo ThinkStation P7 Manual

Section 2 – P7 M.2 SSD Details
The P7 platform supports a variety of different M.2 SSD storage options. The two
tables below give details on the features, compatibility, and required parts for M.2
SSDs. Installation location and information for each of the M.2 SSD options can be
found in the subsequent pages.
Table 4 – M.2 features
Feature
Drive Count (System max = 10)
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
*Refer to the photo below for the location of the front panel storage activity LED
Third
Onboard
onboard M.2
M.2 slots
kit
2 1
Gen5 Gen4
Standard Optional
Carrier off
Motherboard
motherboard
CPU CPU
2280 /
2280
22110
Yes Yes
8W 8W
No No
Yes Yes
No No
No No
Yes Yes
FLEX bay Internal
M.2 kit bays M.2 kit
1 2
Gen4 Gen4
Optional Optional
Internal 3.5"
Front access
FLEX bay bays
CPU CPU
2280 2280
Yes Yes
8W 8W
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Activity only* No
Yes Yes
Quad M.2
PCIe Card
Gen3
4
Gen3
Optional
PCIe slot
CPU
2242, 2260,
2280, 22110
No
8W
No
No
No
No
Yes
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