Lenovo ThinkStation PX - Section 1 - Storage Controller Details

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Section 1 – Storage Controller Details
Table 1 - General overview of Broadcom adapters support on ThinkStation platforms.
Broadcom 9560-16i (SAS3916)
Adapter
Broadcom 9540-8i
(SAS3808) Adapter
Platform
PX
P7
P5
Maximum Number
of Drives
Up to 4 NVME
Up to 2 NVMe
Up to 3 SATA
Up to 3 SATA
Connection Method
x8 SFF-8654 (SlimSAS)
Drive Type
Supported
M.2 NVMe
U.2 NVMe
U.3 NVMe
E1.S NVMe
3.5” SATA HDD
M.2 NVMe
U.2 NVMe
U.3 NVMe
E1.S NVMe
3.5” SATA HDD
RAID Level Support
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 10*
RAID 0
RAID 1
Adapter Speed
Gen 4.0 PCIe
(NVMe)
6Gb/s SATA
Gen 4.0 PCIe
(NVMe)
6Gb/s SATA
Additional hardware
SuperCap (Cache Backup Unit)
PCIe retention bracket (RAID SuperCap
Holder Kit)
PCIe retention bracket
*RAID 10 is only available on PX