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Black aluminum trayless backplane with five 3.5 inch drive bays, metal keylocks and an 8cm cooling fan

Athena Power

Athena Power BP-TLA3051SAS12 5 x 3.5" SATA/SAS trayless backplane backup media

SKU CH-S7X1-2SCDH

Trayless backplane holds five 3.5" SATA or SAS drives at up to 12Gbps with an all-aluminium body, 8cm fan, metal keylocks and tool-free swaps

  • Size3.5 in (8.89 cm)
  • Drive interfaceSATA 7 pin
  • Bay count5
  • Max capacity per bay1
  • Product colorBlack
  • Product typeEnclosure
  • Trayless design enables quick 3.5" drive swaps without tools
  • All-aluminum construction provides durable heat dissipation for heavy workloads
  • Metal keylocks on every bay secure drives against unauthorised removal
  • Integrated 8 cm fan with high/low speed keeps temperatures controlled
  • Individual LEDs show power and access status for each drive

Five-Bay Trayless Backplane

The Athena Power BP-TLA3051SAS12 accepts five 3.5" SATA or SAS hard drives in a compact all-aluminum enclosure. It targets administrators who need quick, tool-free drive swaps for backup rotations or archival workloads. Metal keylocks secure each bay against unauthorised removal. An integrated 8 cm fan with high and low speed settings provides active cooling.

Twelve-Gigabit Interface Headroom

Each bay connects through a 7-pin SATA data port fed by a 12Gbps mini-SAS HD interface, so the backplane does not bottleneck modern mechanical drives. Throughput scales with the slowest drive in the array; five high-capacity disks can saturate the link during sustained sequential work. Random I/O workloads with many small files will hit drive latency limits long before the interface ceiling.

SATA/SAS Host Dependency

The unit supplies fifteen-pin SATA power connectors and seven-pin data ports but contains no RAID controller or expander logic. Performance and drive count are bounded by the host HBA or motherboard ports you attach. Systems limited to 6Gbps SATA ports will halve the available bandwidth, and port multipliers are not supported unless the host explicitly provides them.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameAthena Power
Product line12Gb/s (mini-SAS HD) SAS/SATA Interface
Model name3.5 in SATA/SAS hard drives Enclosure
Part numberBP-TLA3051SAS12
Product colorBlack
Product typeEnclosure
Storage
Drive interfaceSATA 7 pin
Bay count5
Max capacity per bay1
Ports & slots
External connectionNo
Size & build
Size3.5 in (8.89 cm)
Main materialAluminum
Product dimensions199(L) × 146(W) × 126(H)mm
Product weight1.64 Kgs
More details
Cooling fansYes

Questions about this item

Will the BP-TLA3051SAS12 backplane work with my existing 3.5" SATA drives that run at 6Gbps?

Yes, the backplane supports SATA drives and the 12Gbps interface is backward compatible with 6Gbps SATA drives.

How do I confirm each drive bay is active after installing drives in the BP-TLA3051SAS12?

Individual LED indicators on each bay show power and access status so you can verify drives are detected and working.

Does the BP-TLA3051SAS12 package include the 15-pin SATA power cables and 7-pin data cables needed to connect five drives?

The backplane provides two 15-pin SATA power connectors and five 7-pin data ports; cables are not included and must be sourced separately.

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