That was my first thought too. However, at least in the later modules, Expanded Storage was simply regular storage which was so configured. I.e. you could change Expanded Storage to normal Storage and vice versa. The Flash Express storage, from another poster, is actually implemented in an SSD drive inside the box. From his description, it was like the SSD drives you can buy. Makes me wonder why IBM did not implement it on an SSD PCIe card. An SSD drive is normally connected via a 6 Gbs SATA connection. Which requires a SATA card. The PCIe puts the SSD directly on the PCIe card along with the controller processor.
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