Netstor Technology

NA211TB3

Thunderbolt™ 3 to 3 PCIe Expansion Enclosure

Overview

The Expansion that Brings the Most Possibility

Creativity is not limited by your host computer. Since truly understanding professional video editors' application needs in the production field which generally requires multiple pro video/audio cards for varied development, this day three PCIe slots have been created for the proficient video producers and audio developers to utilize up to 3 specialty PCIe cards for their creative works. Now pro cards such as Red Rocket-X (graphics accelerator), Blackmagic DeckLink (video capture) and Avid Pro Tools (audio) can all work together in the same box for both studio and mobile on-site editing purposes to efficiently and smoothly accomplish your workflows.

Integrated High Speed PCIe Gen3 Switch

An ultra fast, high tech PCIe Gen3 switch has been thoughtfully built on the PCIe slots backplane to allow each PCIe 3.0 slot within expansion chassis to be kept at highest, full performance and achievements.

40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Host Interface

Designed to feature Thunderbolt™ 3 interface (40Gb/s) capable of providing PCIe bandwidth up to 2750 MB/s, 2x times Thunderbolt 2, for diverse professional PCIe cards like video transcoding and video capture that mainly require higher throughput of data rate to the host computer.

Thunderbolt™ 3 40 Gbps

Thunderbolt™ 2 20 Gbps

Thunderbolt™ 1 10 Gbps

USB3.1 Gen2 10 Gbps

USB3.1 Gen1 5 Gbps

Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports - The USB C That Does It All

By the two Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C) ports, users can have the first port to computer while the second port to daisy-chain of up to five additional Thunderbolt peripheral devices with two 4K displays or one 5K display being positioned at the very end of the chain. USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps) is also supported: connecting one USB device to the second port for application is available.

Convenient Adjustable Fan Speeds

Carrying one front hot-swappable 8x8 cm ultra quiet cooling fan module, which provides most excellent airflow ventilation ever and ensures PCIe cards within can run long term without any high temp concern. Additionally, the fan speed of the cooling fan can be adjusted manually according to PCIe cards implementation situation within enclosure.

Mac certified. Works with All Series of Thunderbolt Mac

The Thunderbolt™ 3 NA211TB3 PCIe expansion chassis has passed Apple's strict certification testing process and is Mac certified, which supports and works with all series of Thunderbolt Mac.

Containing 2-Meter Thunderbolt 3 (40Gb/s) Active Cable

2-Meter

40Gbps

Activecable

The included long two-meter Thunderbolt™ 3, 40Gbps, active cable allows users to freely arrange chassis on desktop, permitting a more flexible way to apply Thunderbolt 3 device to the working environment.

The Ultra Low Noise PSU

The built-in PSU's greatest acoustical performance with sound level under 22 dBA will surely meet video editors' requirement in the field.

Adding NVMe Flash Storage to Mac is now Possible !

For those who still worry the insufficient native flash storage capacity inside your Mac, now High Sierra you can use any brand, any capacity M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD¹ with Netstor NP631N adapter² in NA211TB3 chassis to work with any Thunderbolt 3 Mac.

^1. M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD support requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra.
^2. Netstor NP631N adapter is sold separately.

Apple and Mac mentioned in the content are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the USA and/or other countries.

Specs

Specifications

	NA211TB3
Host Interface	Thunderbolt™3 (Dual Port USB-C for Daisy Chain)
Data Transfer Rate	40Gbps
No. of PCIe Slots	Three PCIe 3.0 x8 (Two slots are available for PCIe x16 card)
Thunderbolt Expansion	Up to Six Thunderbolt devices
LED Display for Enclosure	Power On
Material	Aluminum housing with solid metal structure
Power Supply	Single 300W PSU (High-Efficiency & Low Noise) Input: 90-230 VAC/50-60 HZ Output: +5V and +12V (With two PCIe 6+2 pin & one 4 Pin auxiliary power cable)
Dimension	371(D) x 110(W) x 200(H) mm 14.6 (D) x 4.3 (W) x 7.87 (H) inch
Cooling	One Hot-Swappable 80 x80 x20 mm Cooling Fan
System Support	Mac (M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra or Intel) with Thunderbolt 3/Thunderbolt 4 ports Note: Thunderbolt 2 Mac will request a Thunderbolt 3(USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter from Apple.
O.S. Support	Mac OS X 10.12.3 above
PCIe card Driver Request	Third-party PCIe card should support Mac OS with Thunderbolt aware's driver
PCIe card Size Available	Full length (315mm), full height (120mm) PCIe cards
Operating Temperature	0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Storage Temperature	-10 to 50°C (14 to 122°F)
Relative Humidity	20 to 80% (non-condensing)
Package Content	Enclosure x 1 Thunderbolt3-40Gbps cable x 1 (2 meter) Power Cord x 1

Host Interface

Thunderbolt™3 (Dual Port USB-C for Daisy Chain)

Data Transfer Rate

40Gbps

No. of PCIe Slots

Three PCIe 3.0 x8 (Two slots are available for PCIe x16 card)

Thunderbolt Expansion

Up to Six Thunderbolt devices

LED Display for Enclosure

Power On

Material

Aluminum housing with solid metal structure

Power Supply

Single 300W PSU (High-Efficiency & Low Noise)
Input: 90-230 VAC/50-60 HZ
Output: +5V and +12V
(With two PCIe 6+2 pin & one 4 Pin auxiliary power cable)

Dimension

371(D) x 110(W) x 200(H) mm
14.6 (D) x 4.3 (W) x 7.87 (H) inch

Cooling

One Hot-Swappable 80 x80 x20 mm Cooling Fan

System Support

MacBook Pro(2016) with a Thunderbolt 3 port

Note: Thunderbolt 2 Mac will request a Thunderbolt 3(USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter from Apple.

O.S. Support

Mac OS X 10.12.3 above

PCIe card Driver Request

Third-party PCIe card should support Mac OS with Thunderbolt aware's driver

PCIe card Size Available

Full length (315mm), full height (120mm) PCIe cards

Operating Temperature

0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)

Storage Temperature

-10 to 50°C (14 to 122°F)

Relative Humidity

20 to 80% (non-condensing)

Package Content

Enclosure x 1
Thunderbolt3-40Gbps cable x 1 (2 meter)
Power Cord x 1

Accessories

Model No.	Description
NA211TB3	Thunderbolt3 to PCIe Expansion Chassis, Supporting up to Three(3) full-length and full-height PCIe cards, with bulit-in 300W single power supply and providing extra 6+2 pin PCIe power cable, One Thunderbolt3, 2 meter cable.

Model No. - NA762TB3

Thunderbolt3 to PCIe Expansion Chassis, Supporting up to Three(3) full-length and full-height PCIe cards, with bulit-in 300W single power supply and providing extra 6+2 pin PCIe power cable, One Thunderbolt3, 2 meter cable.

Compatibility

Host Support

	Mac mini (2018 & later) iMac (2017 & later) MacBook Pro (2017 & later) Mac Studio (2022 & later) Mac Pro (2019 & later)
	XPS15 (9550) Alienware 15 Alienware 15
	ThinkPad P50/P51 ThinkPad P70/P71

RAID Card Support

	ARC-1216-4x ARC-1226-8x ARC-1883 Series
	ExpressSAS R680 ExpressSAS H680 ExpressSAS H1244 ExpressSAS H1280
	RocketRAID 2722 RocketRAID 4522 RocketRAID 3722A

Audio Card Support

	Pro Tools HDX (Tested by Netstor) Pro Tools HD Native
	AES16e
	HDSPe MADI HDSPe AIO HDSPe AES HDSPe RayDAT
	UAD-2 DUO (version 6.3.1+) UAD-2 QUAD

Video Card Support

	DeckLink Studio DeckLink Quad Intensity Pro DeckLink HD 3D DeckLink 4K (version 9.5+) DeckLink 8K Pro
	Create 3D Ultra Create 3D Create HD Epoch Supernova S+
	Mojito MAX
	Kona 3G (version 10.3+) Kona LHi Kona LHe Plus
	RED ROCKET™ RED ROCKET-X

10G Networking Card

	10G-PCIE-8B-2C 10G-PCIE-8B-2S 10G-PCIE-8B-C 10G-PCIE-8B-S 10G-PCIE2-8B2-2C 10G-PCIE2-8B2-2S (version v1.3.1+)
	FFRM-NS11 FFRM-NS12 FFRM-NS14 FFRM-NQ41 FFRM-NQ42

PCIe SSD

	Ultrastar SN150	1600GB 3200GB
	Nytro XP7102	800GB 1600GB

Last updated on Feb 19th, 2024.

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