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Silver 19-inch 3U rackmount chassis with sixteen front 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays

HOTCFWQ

HOTCFWQ 3U 16-Bay 6Gb/s SAS Server Chassis

SKU CH-7RMF-52ZFG

A 3U 19-inch rackmount chassis holding sixteen hot-swappable 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drive bays with a 6Gb/s backplane and three 12038 ball-bearing fans

  • Chassis styleRackmount
  • 16 hot-swappable 3.5-inch bays for high-density storage
  • 6Gb/s SAS backplane with temperature control chipset
  • Three 12038 ball-bearing fans deliver strong airflow
  • Standard 19-inch rackmount design fits 12 x 10.5-inch motherboards
  • Supports 2U standard or redundant power supplies

High-Density 16-Bay 3U Server Chassis

This 3U rackmount enclosure holds sixteen hot-swappable 3.5-inch SATA or SAS drives on a 6Gb/s backplane. It accepts motherboards up to 12 by 10.5 inches and fits a standard 19-inch rack. Three 12038 ball-bearing fans provide front-to-rear airflow. The unit supports either a single 2U power supply or a redundant pair.

Storage-Focused Builders

The chassis suits integrators who need maximum 3.5-inch drive count in a 3U footprint for cloud storage, big data, or surveillance arrays. Builders requiring more than seven full-height PCIe slots, a tower layout, or front-panel USB 3.0 as standard should consider other form factors.

6Gb/s SAS/SATA Backplane with Temperature Monitoring

The backplane delivers 6Gb/s connectivity for every drive bay and includes an onboard temperature-control chipset. This specification determines whether the enclosure matches a controller or expander that also operates at 6Gb/s.

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Price $919.99
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Specifications

Size & build
Chassis styleRackmount

Questions about this item

How do I install the 16 hot-swappable 3.5" drive bays in the 3U rackmount chassis?

Mount the 19" chassis using the 437.5 mm x 560 mm x 132 mm dimensions, secure the motherboard up to 12" x 10.5", connect the MINI SAS or Expander backplane to the HBA, then slide drives into the front bays — the step most people miss is cabling the temperature-control chipset on the backplane before powering on.

What maintenance will the cooling system need over time?

The three 12038L ball-bearing fans are the primary wear item; plan to clean dust from the 1.0 mm SGCC steel vents every few months and replace any fan that develops bearing noise or fails the OH/FAN Fail LED alert.

What is the first limit I will hit when all 16 bays run sustained writes?

The 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA backplane bandwidth shared across 16 drives becomes the bottleneck before the 7 full-height PCIe slots or the dual 2U PSU capacity are saturated.

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