Installing Or Replacing An Internal Storage Drive - Lenovo ThinkStation P500 Manual

6. Align the top and bottom edges of the new front fan assembly with the two slots in the computer
chassis. Then, slide the new front fan assembly in until the it cannot be pushed in further.
Figure 41. Installing the front fan assembly
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 142.

Installing or replacing an internal storage drive

Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the "Read
this first: Important safety information" on page v.
Depending on your computer model, your computer might come with one or more of the following types of
internal storage drives:
• 3.5-inch hard disk drive
• 3.5-inch hybrid drive
• 2.5-inch hard disk drive
• 2.5-inch solid-state drive
• M.2 solid-state drive on a flex adapter
• PCI Express solid-state drive
For ThinkStation P500 30AW and 30AX, the 5.25-inch flex module only supports one 3.5-inch SATA hard
disk drive with a maximum capacity of 1 TB or one 2.5-inch SATA solid-state drive with a maximum capacity
of 256 GB.
To install or replace an internal storage drive, refer to the following:
• "Installing or replacing a 3.5-inch storage drive in the storage drive bay" on page 96
• "Installing or replacing a 2.5-inch storage drive in the storage drive bay" on page 104
• "Installing or replacing an M.2 solid-state drive on the flex adapter" on page 120
• "Installing or replacing a PCI card" on page 122
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