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Black tower server chassis with five front 3.5" hot-swap drive bays, aluminum front panel, two USB 2.0 ports, power button

iStarUSA Inc.

iStarUSA Inc. S-35-B5BK server chassis 5 x 3.5" hot-swap mini-ITX black

SKU CH-B1TC-BD6GS MPN S-35-B5BK

Compact tower chassis holds five hot-swap 3.5″ drives plus one 2.5″ bay for mini-ITX builds

  • Chassis styleTower
  • Housing materialAluminum / Steel
  • Supported motherboard sizesMini ITX
  • Hot-swappable bays5 × 3.5 in
  • 2.5-inch internal bays1
  • Expansion card slots1

Model S-35-B5BK

  • Five hot-swap 3.5" bays for dense storage
  • Mini-ITX motherboard support in a compact tower
  • 120 mm fan provides active cooling
  • Two front USB 2.0 ports for easy access
  • Aluminium and steel construction with 4 mm front panel

Compact tower for Mini-ITX NAS builds

The iStarUSA S-35-B5BK is a black aluminium-and-steel tower chassis designed for Mini-ITX motherboards. It targets builders who need dense 3.5-inch drive storage in a small footprint, such as home NAS or backup servers. The case includes five hot-swap bays and a single internal 2.5-inch mount.

Five hot-swap bays limited to 6.0 Gb/s SATA/SAS

Each front bay accepts a 3.5-inch drive and connects through a backplane that supports 6.0 Gb/s SATA and SAS interfaces. The single expansion slot and two front USB 2.0 ports restrict add-in cards and high-speed peripherals. One 120 mm fan provides the only active cooling included.

Five 3.5-inch drives plus one 2.5-inch SSD

The chassis comfortably holds five full-size hard drives for multi-terabyte arrays while the internal 2.5-inch bay adds room for an OS SSD. Builds requiring more than five 3.5-inch drives, additional expansion cards, or redundant cooling will exceed the available bays, slots and fan mounts.

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Price $255.99
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Specifications

Product
Brand nameiStarUSA
Model nameS-35-B5BK
Product colorBlack
Storage
Hot-swappable bays5 × 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 weight7.26 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 choose the version with five 3.5" hot-swap bays or the single internal 2.5" bay for my storage build?

The chassis provides five 3.5" hot-swap bays for main storage and one internal 2.5" bay for an OS drive or cache, so both are available together rather than as alternatives.

What does the 6.0Gb/s SATA/SAS support mean once drives are installed in the hot-swap bays?

Each hot-swap bay connects to a 6.0Gb/s SATA or SAS backplane, so installed drives run at up to 6.0Gb/s provided the motherboard or controller also supports that speed.

Which interface standard do the hot-swap bays use and what does it cap in practice?

The bays use a 6.0Gb/s SATA/SAS interface, capping each drive at 6.0Gb/s maximum throughput when paired with a compatible host controller.

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