Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 Portable Laptop Instruction Manual

ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 Portable Laptop
Instruction Manual

SECTION I: SYSTEM OVERVIEW

Description| Unlock ultimate power configured your way with the ThinkPad® P15 Gen
2. Packed with the latest Intel® Core ™or Xeon® processors and unmatched NVIDIA® RTX ™A5000 graphics support, the P15 is built for those who demand the highest level of power and performance.
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Hardware Maintenance Manual| X
Drivers & Software| X

CPU

Processor Support| Intel 11th gen Tiger Lake H Series Core i5, i7, i9, and Xeon
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Socket Type| BGA

Operating Systems

Preloaded| Windows 10 Pro-64-bit for Workstations (20H2) Windows 10 Pro-64-bit (20H2)
Windows 10 Home 64-bit (20H2)
Windows 10 Single Language Home 64-bit (20H2)
Ubuntu 64-bit (Version 20.04 LTS, running the 4.15.0-1039-OEM kernel)
No Operating System
Windows 10 China Government Edition
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Supported| Windows 10 Pro-64-bit for Workstations (20H2) Windows 10 Pro-64-bit (20H2)
Windows 10 Home 64-bit (20H2)
Windows 10 Single Language Home 64-bit (20H2)
Ubuntu 64-bit (Version 20.04 LTS, running the 4.15.0-1039-OEM kernel) Red Hat (RHEL) 8.4
No Operating System
Windows 10 China Government Edition

Memory

Up to 3200 MHz on ECC  Memory
Max DIMM Size| 32GB
Max System Memory| 128GB
Min System Memory| 8GB
Soldered Memory| None

Storage

Video

Integrated Graphics| For Intel® i5-11500H vPro
Processor Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics
Utilized via “Hybrid Mode” in BIOS For Intel® i7-11800H
Processor Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics
Utilized via “Hybrid Mode” in BIOS For Intel® i7-11850H vPro
Processor Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics
Utilized via “Hybrid Mode” in BIOS For Intel® i9-11950H vPro
Processor Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics
Utilized via “Hybrid Mode” in BIOS For Intel® Xeon® W-11855M vPro Processor Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics Utilized via “Hybrid Mode” in BIOS
For Intel® Xeon® W-11955M vPro Processor Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics Utilized via “Hybrid Mode” in BIOS
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Discrete Graphics| NVIDIA T1200, NVIDIA RTX A2000, NVIDIA RTX A3000, NVIDIA RTX A4000, NVIDIA RTX A5000
Adapter| None
Bus Interface| PEG

Display

Camera

Keyboard

Touchpad/Fingerprint Reader

TouchPad/Trackpad

thickness

| 0.8mm
TouchPad/Trackpad type| TouchPad
Trackpad size| 99mm x 58.4mm
Trackpad material/finish| Mylar surface

I/O – Ports and Connectors

Power Connector

Ethernet

VBIOS SPI ROM
Speeds| 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps
Functions| Wake On LAN
MAC Address Pass-Through PXE Boot
Flash Over LAN
Connectors| RJ45

WWAN

Near Field Communications

Audio

Number of Bits/Audio

Resolution

| 16/20/24-bit PCM format
Sampling Rate

(Recording/Playback)

| 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz sample rate
Signal-to-Noise Ratio| Mic In: 95dB FSA Headphone Out@32ohm: 100dB FSA
Analog Audio| None
Dolby Digital| Dolby ATMOS
Digital Out (S/PDIF)| No
Speaker Power Rating| 2W@4ohm/ch

Power adapter

Security

Chassis Information

14.78 inches
375.4 millimeters
Width
9.93 inches
252.3 millimeters
Height
0.96 inches (front)
24.5mm (front) (Thinnest)
1.23 inches (rear)
31.45mm (rear) (Thickest)
Weight| with 6 cell 94WHr Battery, Min 6.32lbs/2.87kgs

Packaging Parameters

Security & Serviceability

speaker assembly. coin-cell battery, TrackPoint pointing cap, keyboard, WLAN Card, WWAN Card, Power Button Cable, Hinge Caps, LCD Unit, Chassis Assembly, Dummy Smart Card Reader, System Board, SIM Tray
Storage Slots| 3 slots
Memory| 4 SODIMM slots
Restore CD/DVD/USB Set| None, Restore Media available via Lenovo Customer Support Center
Cable Lock Support| Security-lock slot, Optional Kensington Cable Lock
Power-On Password| Yes
Hard Disk Password| Yes: User and Master hard disk password
Supervisor Password| Yes
NIC LEDs (integrated)| None
Security Chip| Yes (for TMP 2.0)
Access Panel Key Lock| Bottom Cover Tamper Detection
Boot Sequence Control| Yes

Operating Environment

Operating – Air Temperature| At altitudes up to 2438 m (8000 ft)
– Operating: 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)
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Non-Operating – Air Temperature| At altitudes up to 2438 m (8000 ft)
– Storage: 5°C to 43°C (41°F to 109°F)
Humidity| Operating: 8% to 95% at wet-bulb temperature 23°C (73°F) Storage: 5% to 95% at wet-bulb temperature 27°C (81°F)
Corrosive Gas| G1
Particulates| P1

SECTION II: SUPPORTED COMPONENTS

Supported Components

Processor| intel Core™ i5-11500H vPro processor (2.9 GHz/6 Core/12M/vPro)
intel core™ i7-11800H processor (2.3 GHz/8 Core/24M)
intel Corer™ i7-11850H vPro processor (2.5 GHz/8 Core/24M/vPro)
intel Core™ i9-11950H vPro processor (2.6 GHz/8 Core/24M/vPro)
intel Xeon™ W-11855M vPro processor (3.2 GHz/6 Core/18M/vPro)
intel Xeon™ W-11955M vPro processor (2.6 GHz/8 Core/24M/vPro)
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Memory Support| DDR4 3200MHz SO-DIMM with non-ECC Memory DDR4 3200MHz SO-DIMM with ECC Memory
Chipset (PCH)| Mobile Inter WM590 Chipset
Size of BIOS Flash| 32MB + 32MB (for backup)
Super I/O| None
Clock| Crystal
Audio| Realtek High-Definition Audio
Ethernet| Intel Ethernet Connection
I225-LM for vPro, 1225-V for non-vPro

Memory

System Capacity Options| 8GB
16GB
32GB 64GB 128GB
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non-ECC| 8GB DDR4 3200MHz SoDIMM 16GB DDR4 3200MHz SoDIMM 32GB DDR4 3200MHz SoDIMM
Brand of non-ECC Memory| Samsung SK Hynix Micron
Ramaxel
ECC| 8GB DDR4 3200MHz ECC SoDIMM 16GB DDR4 3200MHz ECC SoDIMM 32GB DDR4 3200MHz ECC SoDIMM
Brand of ECC Memory| SK Hynix Samsung
Memory clock frequency(MHz)| 3200MHz with non-ECC Memory 3200MHz with ECC Memory

Storage

2280-53) 512GB OPAL2 PCIe 3×4 TLC (M.2 2280-S3) 1TB OPAL2 PCIe 3×4 (M.2 2280-S3)
512GB OPAL2 PCIe 4×4 TLC (M.2 2280-S3) 1TB OPAL2 PCIe 4×4 (M.2 2280-S3)
2TB OPAL2 PCIe 4×4 (M.2 2280-S3)
2.5″ PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD)| None
Brand of Drive| Samsung
Western Digital Hynix
Kioxia
Micron
Intel Optane Storage Technology| None
RAID| Optional, Selectable in BIOS
RAID Level and Requirements| RAID-0/1

Removable Media

SECTION III: Supported Component Detail

CPU Specifications

2.60 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency| 4.60 GHz| 4.60 GHz| 4.80 GHz| 5.00 GHz| 4.90 GHz| 5.00 GHz
Cache| 12 MB| 24 MB| 24 MB| 24 MB| 18 MB| 24 MB
TDP| 35  – 45 W| 35  – 45 W| 35  – 45 W| 35  – 45 W| 35  – 45 W| 35  – 45 W

Display Specifications

HDR| N/A| Dolby Vision| HDR400 Dolby Vision| HDR500 True Black
Dolby Vision
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Contrast| FHD: 700:1| FHD: 1200:1| UHD 1200:1| UHD 100,000:1
Color Depth| FHD: 16M (RGB 6-bit + FRC)| FHD: Native 1B (RGB 6-bit + FRC)| UHD: Native 1B (RGB 8-bit data driver)| UHD: Native 1B (RGB 8-bit + FRC)
Interface| FHD: eDP 1.2| FHD: eDP 1.4| UHD: eDP 1.3| UHD: eDP 1.4
Panel ID Recognition| EDID in BIOS Table| EDID in BIOS Table| EDID in BIOS Table| EDID in BIOS Table
Weight| FHD: 304g| FHD: 305g| UHD: 300g| UHD: 200g
Color Calibrator| None| None| X-Rite Pantone Color
Calibration| X-Rite Pantone Color
Calibration
Panel Technology| IPS, Anti-Glare| IPS, Anti-Glare| IPS, Anti-Glare| OLED, Anti-Reflection / Anti-Smudge
Touch Panel| None| None| None| 10-Finger Touch Panel with Pen Controller, Wacom. Pen Tilt support.
HDR| N/A| Dolby Vision| HDR400 Dolby Vision| HDR500 True Black
Dolby Vision
Contrast| FHD: 700:1| FHD: 1200:1| UHD 1200:1| UHD 100,000:1
Color Depth| FHD: 16M (RGB 6-bit + FRC)| FHD: Native 1B (RGB 6-bit + FRC)| UHD: Native 1B (RGB 8-bit data driver)| UHD: Native 1B (RGB 8-bit + FRC)
Interface| FHD: eDP 1.2| FHD: eDP 1.4| UHD: eDP 1.3| UHD: eDP 1.4
Panel ID Recognition| EDID in BIOS Table| EDID in BIOS Table| EDID in BIOS Table| EDID in BIOS Table
Weight| FHD: 304g| FHD: 305g| UHD: 300g| UHD: 200g
Color Calibrator| None| None| X-Rite Pantone Color
Calibration| X-Rite Pantone Color
Calibration
Panel Technology| IPS, Anti-Glare| IPS, Anti-Glare| IPS, Anti-Glare| OLED, Anti-Reflection / Anti-Smudge
Touch Panel| None| None| None| 10-Finger Touch Panel with Pen Controller, Wacom. Pen Tilt support.

SSD Specifications

Solid State Storage Devices

Dimensions
inches/centimeters (W x D x H)| 22.0 (+-0.15) x 80.0 (+-0.15) x 2.3 (max)| 22.0 (+-0.15) x 80.0 (+-0.15) x 2.3 (max)
Size| M.2 2280-S3| M.2 2280-53
Interface Type| PCIe NVMe| PCIe NVMe
Read/Write lOPS Specifications| Read: 250K (512GB/1TB/2TB), 200K (256GB)
Write: 240K (512GB/1TB/2TB), 190K (256GB)
lOPS, 4K Random, 32 q depth, 4 threads| Read: 550K (1TB/2TB), 350K (512GB), 190K (256GB)
Write: 400K (1TB/2TB), 370K (512GB), 200K (256GB)
lOPS, 4K Random, 32 q depth, 8 threads
Bandwidth Performance| PCIe Gen3x4 (8Gb/S)| PCIe Gen4x4 (16Gb/S)
Power Consumption (Max)| 5.0W| 8.0W
Active(AVG)| 5.0W (Sequential read)| 8.0W (Sequential read)
Idle| 5mW (Low power state)| 5mW (Low power state)
Min MTBF| 2,000,000 (h)| 2,000,000 (h)
Min Sequential Read| 3000MB/s (512GB/1TB/2TB), 2900MB/s (256GB)| 6400MB/s (1TB/2TB), 6000MB/s (512GB), 5000MB/s (256GB)
Min Sequential Write| 1600MB/s (512GB/1TB/2TB), 900MB/s (256GB)| 5000MB/s (2TB), 3800MB/s (1TB), 3200MB/s (512GB), 1600MB/s (256GB)
Hardware Encryption| Yes| Yes for OPAL, No for Pyrite

Discrete Graphics Adapter

Laptop GPUs| NVIDIA
T1200 with Max-Q
Design| NVIDIA RTX A2000 with Max-Q
Design| NVIDIA RTX A3000 with Max-P
Design| NVIDIA RTX A4000 with Max-Q
Design| NVIDIA RTX A5000 with Max-Q
Design
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NVIDIA CUDA Processing Cores| 1024| 2560| 4096| 5120| 6144
NVIDIA RT Cores| N/A| 20 (2nd Gen)| 32 (2nd Gen)| 40 (2nd Gen)| 48 (2nd Gen)
Tensor Cores| N/A| 80 (3rd Gen)| 128 (3rd Gen)| 160 (3rd Gen)| 192 (3rd Gen)
GPU Memory| 4GB| 4GB| 6GB| 8GB| 16GB
Peak Memory Bandwidth| 192GB/s| 192GB/s| 264GB/s| 384GB/s| 448GB/s
Memory Type| GDDR6| GDDR6| GDDR6| GDDR6| GDDR6
Memory Interface| 128-bit| 128-bit| 192-bit| 256-bit| 256-bit
TGP Max Power Consumption| 60W| 60W| 90W| 90W| 90W
DisplayPort| 1.| 1.| 1.| 1.| 1.
Open GL| 5.| 5.| 5.| 5.| 5.
Shader Model| 7.0| 7.0| 7.0| 7.0| 70
DirectX| 12.| 12 Ultimate| 12 Ultimate| 12 Ultimate| 12 Ultimate
PCIe Generation| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4
Single Precision Floating-Point Performance| 4.| 9.| 13.| 18.| 22.
Tensor Performance| N/A| 75.| 102.| 143.| 174.0
NVIDIA FXAA/TXAA Anti-Aliasing| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes
NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes
Vulkan Support| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes
NVIDIA Optimus| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes
3rd Gen Max-Q Technology| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes
NVENC/NVDEC| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes

WLAN

35c)
Operating Systems| Microsoft Windows 10, Linux
Wi-Fi Alliance| Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED a/b/g/n/ac, WMM, WMMPowerSave, WPA3, Protected Management Frames, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Agile Multiband
IEEE WLAN Standard| IEEE 802.11-2016 and select amendments (selected feature coverage) IEEE 802.11a, b, d, e, g, h, i, k, n, r, u, v, w, ac, ax; Fine Timing Measurement based on 802.11-2016, Wi-Fi Location R2 (802.11az) HW readiness
Roaming| Support seamless roaming between access points
Bluetooth| BT 5.2
Authentication Protocols| 802.1X EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, PEAPvO – MSCHAPv2 (EAPSIM, EAP-AKA, EAP-AKA’)
Encryption| 128-bit AES-CCMP, 256-bit AES-GCMP
Regulatory| For a list of country approvals, please contact your local Intel representatives
US Government| FIPS 140-2
Product Safety| UL,C-UL,CB (IEC 60950-1)

Battery

SSD/T1200/Hybrid Graphics Mode/Better Battery Mode/MobileMark2018)
Battery Capacity| 94Wh
Charging Time| On Charge Time (0- 100%) * 125 min Off Charge Time (0 – 80%) 59 min Off Charge Time (0 – 100%) 118 min
Operating Temperature Range| between 10°C (50°F) and 35°C (95°F)
Warranty| 1 Year/ 3 Year Available
Coin Cell Battery (Model)| CR2032

SECTION IV: BIOS / Certifications / Standards /Environmental

BIOS Specifications

S4/S5.
Keyboard-less Operation| N/A
Per-port Control| Yes, if it is I/O port enable/disable by BIOS Setup.
Adaptive Cooling| Yes, if it is thermal & fan control.
Security| Yes, BIOS password / Hard disk password / Fingerprint
Intel(R) AMT (includes ASF 2.0)| Yes. If you select vPro model
Intel(R) TXT| Yes. If you select vPro model
Memory Modes| N/A

EMC & Safety

EMC| Published, Certified Existing Reports
EMC – Australia
EMC – Belarus
EMC – Canada
EMC – China
EMC – EU/EFTA
EMC – Japan
EMC – Kazakhstan
EMC – New Zealand
EMC – Russia
EMC – South Korea
EMC – Taiwan
EMC – USA/Territories
Not Applicable / Not Required
EMC – Israel
EMC – Moldova
EMC – Serbia
EMC – Turkey
EMC – Uzbekistan
EMC – Vietnam
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Safety| To access the latest User Guide and Safety and Warranty Guide, go to: https://support.lenovo.com
Low Halogen Declaration of Conformance
TNOT-2017-0040
Section 9 – Low Halogen Scorecard
Homologation PCRB Compliant
In the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia,  Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso,  Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia,  Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Dijbouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, EU/EFTA, Fiji, Gabon,  Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania,  Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia,  Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,  Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, USA/Territories, Uzbekistan,  Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Brazil – Inmetro 170 Govt Bids, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho

Environmental

Energy Star| ENERGY STARS Version 8.0
For more information about ENERGY STAR, go to: https://www.energystar.gov
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EPEAT| EPEAT Certification Available on select models
IT ECO declaration| The latest environmental information about Lenovo products is available at:
https://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration
Hazardous Substances| The latest environmental information about Lenovo products is available at:
https://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration
European Union RoHS
This Lenovo product, with included parts (cables, cords, and so on) meets the requirements of Directive
2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment  (“RoHS recast” or “RoHS 2”).
For more information about Lenovo worldwide compliance on RoHS, go to:
https://www.lenovo.com/rohs-communication

Manageability

Industry Standard Specifications| This product meets the following industry standard specifications for manageability functionality:
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Remote Manageability Software Solutions| Lenovo ThinkManagement Console
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
LANDesk Management Suite for Lenovo Vantage Technologies (www.landesk.com/lenovo)
System Software Manager| Lenovo ThinkStation supports software management tools from the ThinkVantage System Update suite:
System Update
Update Retriever
Service, Support, and Warranty| On-site Warranty and Service: Three-years, limited warranty, and service offering delivers on-site, next business-day service for parts and labor and includes free telephone support 8 am to Spm. Global coverage ensures that any product purchased in one country and transferred to another, the non-restricted country will remain fully covered under the original warranty and service offering.

References

• LANDESK: An IT systems management trailblazer | Ivanti
• Lenovo Support | Drivers, Troubleshooting, Warranty, Repair | Lenovo Support US
• Homepage | ENERGY STAR

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