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M.2 SSD may degrade performance with Thermal Throttling – ThinkStation

M.2 SSD may degrade performance with Thermal Throttling – ThinkStation

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M.2 SSD may degrade performance with Thermal Throttling – ThinkStation

Symptom

If the temperature of M.2 SSD is too high, the SSD may enter Thermal Throttling mode to decrease the temperature potentially causing the M.2 SSD performance to degrade.

Applicable Brands

ThinkStation

Applicable Systems

  • P500
  • P510
  • P700
  • P710
  • P900
  • P910

System Is Configured With

NVMe M.2 SSD

Workaround

Set the fan speed to a higher level in the BIOS setup to cool down the M.2 SSD:

  • For P500/P510, select 6 or above level.
  • For P700/P710, select 3 or above level.
  • For P900/P910, select 5 or above level.

For ThinkStation P500/P700/P900 (BIOS 86A or later):

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For ThinkStation P510/P710/P910:

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Alias Id:SF16-D0023
Document ID:HT500000
Original Publish Date:03/25/2016
Last Modified Date:10/21/2024