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Black tower server chassis with three front 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, aluminum front panel, two USB 2.0 ports, single 120mm fan

iStarUSA Inc.

iStarUSA Inc. S-35-3M1BK server chassis, 3× 3.5″ hot-swap, mini-ITX, black

SKU CH-T5JH-F1E7N MPN S-35-3M1BK

A compact tower chassis holding three hot-swap 3.5″ drives and one internal 2.5″ bay for mini-ITX builds

  • Chassis styleTower
  • Housing materialAluminum / Steel
  • Supported motherboard sizesMini ITX
  • Hot-swappable bays3 × 3.5 in
  • 2.5-inch internal bays1
  • Expansion card slots1

Model S-35-3M1BK

  • Three 3.5″ hot-swap bays maximise storage density
  • Mini-ITX support fits compact server builds
  • 120 mm fan provides active cooling
  • Front USB 2.0 ports give easy peripheral access
  • Aluminium and steel construction ensures durability

Compact Tower for Mini-ITX Storage Builds

This black aluminium-and-steel tower accepts a Mini-ITX motherboard and provides three front-accessible 3.5-inch hot-swap bays plus one internal 2.5-inch bay. A single 120 mm fan and two front USB 2.0 ports complete the basic I/O and cooling. It suits home or small-office NAS appliances that need dense drive capacity in a small footprint.

SATA and SAS at 6.0 Gb/s per Bay

Each hot-swap tray connects to a backplane that supports 6.0 Gb/s SATA or SAS hard drives, so drive throughput is limited by that interface speed. The single expansion slot and lone 120 mm fan restrict add-in cards and airflow, making the chassis unsuitable for workloads that demand multiple GPUs or high-wattage CPUs.

Three Drives Plus One SSD — Room to Grow, Then Stop

Three 3.5-inch bays give ample room for multi-terabyte arrays, while the internal 2.5-inch slot holds an OS SSD. Once all four bays are populated there is no further internal capacity, and the single PCIe slot cannot host a second HBA or RAID controller for external expansion.

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Price $316.99
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Specifications

Product
Brand nameiStarUSA
Model nameS-35-3M1BK
Product colorBlack
Storage
Hot-swappable bays3 × 3.5 in
2.5-inch internal bays1
Ports & slots
Expansion card slots1
Front panel ports2 x USB 2.0
Size & build
Chassis styleTower
Housing materialAluminum / Steel
Product dimensions8.9 in × 8.68 in × 12.76 in
Shipping weight8.17 kg
Package size325 × 226 × 221 mm
Compatibility
Supported motherboard sizesMini ITX
More details
120mm fan count1

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Questions about this item

Should I use the three 3.5″ hot-swap bays or the single internal 2.5″ bay for my main storage?

The three 3.5″ hot-swap bays are the primary storage interface, supporting 6.0 Gb/s SATA or SAS drives with tool-less tray access. The internal 2.5″ bay is a fixed mount intended for an OS drive or cache device.

What does the 6.0 Gb/s SATA/SAS rating mean for actual drive throughput inside this chassis?

The backplane and cabling are validated for 6.0 Gb/s SATA and SAS links, so compatible drives will negotiate at their native 6 Gb/s speed rather than being limited to 3 Gb/s.

The front panel has two USB 2.0 ports — what does that cap at for attached devices?

Front USB 2.0 ports operate at the standard 2.0 signalling rate, so connected peripherals run at USB 2.0 speeds.

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