Section 3 - P5 Sata Drives - Lenovo ThinkStation P5 Manual

Section 3 – P5 SATA Drives
The Lenovo ThinkStation P5 platform supports up to three (3) SATA drives. Table
6 shows the available features for SATA drives utilizing the chipset-based
controller. Table 7 highlights the compatibility and requirements for SATA drives
utilizing the chipset-based controller.
Table 6 - Features for SATA drives on Chipset-based controller
Feature
Drive Count (System max = 3)
Drive Size
Maximum SATA Speed
Availability
Location
Controller
Front accessible
Toolless
Hot swappable
Individual activity/status LEDs
Combined in system activity LED
Max Drive Size
1: The drive trays for the internal bays each have the ability to convert, without any additional
parts, and hold a 2.5" drive. However, at the time of writing, only 3.5" drives have been certified by
Lenovo on the P5.
2: The Optional 3 rd SATA drive bay kit requires a screwdriver for initial installation of the kit.
Access and use of the drive after installation of the kit is toolless.
3: See Figure 3 for location of the storage drive activity light.
Internal Bays 1 & 2
1 each
3.5" only
6Gb/s SATA3
Standard
Internal Bay 1 & 2
PCH
³
12TB each
Optional Internal Bay 3
¹
6Gb/s SATA3
Optional Internal Bay 3
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
1
3.5" only
Optional
PCH
No
²
Yes
No
No
Yes
12TB
25