Overview - Lenovo ThinkStation P5 Manual

Overview

The following document will provide detailed guidance for users to add in the M.2
and SATA drives in order to optimally configure their system storage options in
the ThinkStation P5 platform. The ThinkStation P5 workstation offers both M.2
SSD support as well as support for the traditional SATA HDDs. The P5
workstation provides two standard M.2 slots directly on the motherboard as well
as the ability to utilize an optional FLEX bay that can hold one externally
accessible hot swappable M.2 drive. There is also an optional quad M.2 PCIe Add
In Card (AIC). There are two internal SATA bays located at the bottom of the
system with an optional internal HDD kit to add one SATA drive to the top front
section of the chassis.
Here is a high-level overview of the types of storage devices supported in the
ThinkStation P5 platform:
Table 1 - General overview of support storage devices in the ThinkStation P5
Drive Type and Speed
3.5" SATA Gen3 Hard Disk Drive
3.5" SATA Gen3 Enterprise HDD
M.2 PCIe SSD Gen4 x4
Table 2 – Quantity and capacity by drive type
Drive Type
3.5" SATA Drives
M.2 PCIe Drive
ThinkStation P5 Drive Capacities
Up to 12TB each
Number of Drives
Available
3
7
Up to 2TB each
Up to 4TB each
Total Storage
Up to 36TB
Up to 20TB
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