Lenovo ThinkStation P5 User manual

Storage Configurator

Lenovo ThinkStation P5

Table of Contents

Overview ................................................................................................................. 3

Section 1 – P5 Storage Summary ........................................................................... 4

Section 2 – P5 M.2 SSD Drives .............................................................................. 6

Section 3 – P5 SATA Drives ................................................................................. 25

Section 4 – Appendix ............................................................................................ 39

Revision History .................................................................................................... 43

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 ThinkStation P5 Drive Capacities

3.5” SATA Gen3 Hard Disk Drive Up to 2TB each

3.5” SATA Gen3 Enterprise HDD Up to 12TB each

M.2 PCIe SSD Gen4 x4 Up to 4TB each

Table 2 – Quantity and capacity by drive type

Drive Type Number of Drives

Available

Total Storage

3.5” SATA Drives 3 Up to 36TB

M.2 PCIe Drive 7 Up to 20TB

Section 1 – P5 Storage Summary

The below Table 3 shows a high-level summary of what storage options are

available in the ThinkStation P5 platform.

Table 3 - Storage Summary

Storage Location Drive Type Support

Internal onboard M.2 slots 2 x M.2 SSD Gen5

FLEX bay M.2 Kit 1 x M.2 SSD Gen4

ThinkStation Quad AIC M.2 SSD Gen3 Adapter 4 x M.2 SSD Gen3

Internal 3.5” bays 2 x 3.5” SATA Gen3

HDD bay kit 1 x 3.5” SATA Gen3

Figure 1 – Location of storage devices within the P5

Section 2 – P5 M.2 SSD Drives

The Lenovo ThinkStation P5 platform supports a variety of different storage

devices. Table 4 shows the available features for M.2 SSD drives utilizing the

CPU-based controller. Table 5 highlights the compatibility and requirements for

M.2 SSD drives utilizing the CPU-based controller.

Table 4 - Features for M.2 SSD drives on CPU-based controllers

Feature Onboard M.2 Slots FLEX Bay M.2 SSD

enclosure

Quad M.2 PCIe

Card Gen3

Drive Count (System max = 7) 2 1 4

Maximum PCIe speed Gen5 Gen4 Gen3

Availability Standard Optional Optional

Location Motherboard Front access bay 2 PCIe Slot

Controller CPU CPU Follows slot

connection

Supported M.2 dimensions (mm) 2280 or 22110 2280 2242, 2260, 2280,

22110

Double side support Yes Yes No

Maximum power per drive 8W 8W 8W

Front accessible No Yes No

Toolless Yes Partial¹ No

Hot swappable No Yes No

Individual activity/status LEDs No Activity Only² No

Combined in system activity LED Yes Yes Yes

Max Drive Size 4TB 4TB 2TB

1: A screwdriver is needed during the initial installation of an M.2 drive into the FLEX bay carrier.

Insertion and removal of the carrier is then toolless.

2: See Figure 2 for location of the storage drive activity light.

Figure 2 – Location of storage drive activity light

Table 5 - Compatibility and parts requirements for M.2 SSD drives on CPU-based controller

Location Requirements and Parts

Onboard  Dual M.2 Carriers and heat sink kits standard on

motherboard

FLEX bay M.2 kit

 Front storage tray

 M.2 storage access box for front storage bay

 FLEX bay fan

Quad M.2 Gen3 PCIe  Requires available x16 slot

 Quad M.2 Adapter

See Appendix for additional information and images of parts.

Onboard M.2 SSD drive installation

1. Open the side cover on the P5 and remove any PCIe adapters that may

interfere with accessing the onboard M.2 slots.

2. Push on the outside edge of red locking mechanism to rotate it

counterclockwise.

3. Slightly lift the carrier up to about a 15-degree angle and pull it straight out

of the slot.

Caution: Be careful not to raise the carrier up too far before pulling it out as

this risks breaking the M.2 slot.

4. Lay the M.2 carrier flat on a desk and carefully separate the heat sink from

the carrier by gently pushing two of the tabs on one side away from the heat

sink.

5. Remove the plastic insert, then remove the thermal pad plastic film from

both sides.

6. Insert the M.2 drive carefully in the M.2 bracket as shown below, align the

notch in the end of the drive with the notch in the heatsink.

7. Reinstall the heatsink on top of the M.2 drive within the carrier by inserting

the feet on one side of the heat sink into the openings of two of the tabs on

one side of the carrier. Then press down on the other side of the heat sink

until the feet engage the tabs on the heatsink.

8. Insert the M.2 bracket back into the onboard M.2 slot at a slight 15-degree

angle.

Caution: Be careful not to use excessive force as this risks breaking the M.2

slot.

9. Gently lower the carrier and push on the edge of the red latch to rotate the

latch clockwise and secure the M.2 carrier in the system.

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