Features

  • EOL (End-of-life) call for replacement
  • Supports up to 3 extra PCI-Express 2.0 slots (One of the slot is available for a PCIe x16 GraphicCard with double width space)
  • Aluminum housing, anodized surface, benefits for cooling and durability
  • Built-in a big & quiet Fan cooling for self-contained ventilation
  • Desktop PCI-Express & Laptop ExpressCard34 supported
  • Internal Ultra-quiet 250W Power Supply

PCIe Expansion Chassis 3-Slot NA211A Product Description

Host Interface External PCI Express 2.0 (Backward Compliant with PCIe 1.0)
No. of Slot(s) Two PCIe 2.0 x8 (One slot is available for PCIe x16 card)
One PCIe 2.0 x4
Material Aluminum Housing
Power Supply Single 250W (Energy-Efficiency)
(AC Input: 100-240V, 50~60Hz)
Cooling One Hot-Swappable 80x80x25 mm Cooling Fan
LED Display Power On
Dimension Model Model: NA211A
Case Size 14.6(D)x 4.3(W)x 7.87(H) inch
371(D)x 110(W)x 200(H) mm
Card Length Available 12.28(L)inch / 312(L)mm
(Supports full length & height PCI Express Card)
O.S Support No Driver Requirement for TurboBox™
System Requirement One ExpressCard 34/54 for laptop
One PCI Express x4/x8/x16 slot for Desktop

 

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External Three PCIe Slots Expansion Box
TurboBox™ PCIe Expansion Chassis 3-Slot NA211A features easy plug-and-play installation. It requires only one PCIe ×4 data cable to connect NA211A to host computer without any driver needed. The three available PCIe slots provided by NA211A for expansion of I/O capabilities support combination of ×1, ×4, ×8 and ×16 PCI Express full-length cards with a robust, firm aluminum housing for highest protection. The dedicated fan inside TurboBox™ NA211A is designed to provide finest cooling for any PCI Express card installed inside.

Compatible with Sandy Bridge Microarchitecture
The new TurboBox™ NA211A is compatible PCIe 2.0/Gen 2 specification equipment as well as Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge processing microarchitecture. The NA211A is capable of supporting up to 5 Gb/s data throughput with Intel’s 6 series laptop chipset and up to 20 Gb/s, when the ExpressCard 34 connector is connected to a desktop PC or server workstation.

Cost-Effective Solution
The second generation TurboBox™ is verified by the CE and FCC, and is compliant with RoHS regulations, so you can trust in a robust build quality and a PCIe expansion solution that wont cause you problems.

NA211A(NB) for Laptop

Enclosure x 1
ExpressCard 34 / Laptop Adapter x 1
Connection Cable x 1
Manual CD-ROM x1
Power Cord x 1
Carry Bag x 1
NA211A Laptop Card
NA211A Laptop Cable

NA211A(DT) for Desktop

Enclosure x 1
PCI Express Card / Desktop Adapter x 1
Connection Cable x 1
Manual CD-ROM x1
Power Cord x 1
Carry Bag x 1
NA211A Desktop Card
NA211A Desktop Cable

 

Model No. Description

NA211A(NB)

PCI-Express slot expansion box. Support up to 3 Full-length PCI-e Cards. with 250W Single PSU.With Laptop ExpressCard34 adapter, cable
NA211A(DT) PCI-Express slot expansion box. Support up to 3 Full-length PCI-e Cards. with 250W Single PSU.With PCIe x4 adapter, cable

Brand Name

 Model

Laptop Support
Company Support • Any model is equipped with
ExpressCard34/54 Interface
(Note: Dell M6500 is NOT supported)
Audio Card Support
 AVID     AVID • Pro Tools series
 RME    RME • HDSPe MADI      • HDSPe AIO
• HDSPe AES        • HDSPe RayDAT
 Universal Audio    Universal Audio • UAD-2 DUO        • UAD-2 QUAD
Video Card Support
 Black Magic Design   BlackMagic • DeckLink Studio   • Intensity
 Grass Valley     Grass Valley • HDSPARK            • HDTHUNDER
• HDSPARK Pro       • HDSTORM
 Matrox  Matrox • M9120 Plus LP     • G550 LP PCIe
• P690 LP PCIe       • G550 PCIe
 ViewCast   ViewCast • Osprey 450e/ 460e/ 700e HD/ 710e HD
 Others
 Red     RED • RED ROCKET™
Data Acquisition(DAQ)
 National Instruments  NI • PCI Express DAQ card
OS Support
 Company Support • Windows OS        • Mac OS
• Linux

How to convert the NA211A to Thunderbolt PCIe expansion enclosure, NA211TB?

The following video link demo how to convert the NA211A to Thunderbolt PCIe expansion enclosure, NA211TB. http://www.netstor.com.tw/_05/video/NA211A%20into%20NA211TB.html

The description states that PCIe 3.0 x4 slots will be available when upstream port working under PCIe 3.0 x8 mode. Does this mean that if I am running at PCI-e 3.0 16x mode I will not have access to the PCIe x4 connectors?

If the upstream is running under PCIe 3.0 x16 mode then the two PCIe x4 connectors will not be available. The maximum bandwidth that host interface can support is up to 128 Gbps external PCIe 3.0 x16 between host and NA265A.

Does NA221A-NB (Laptop Package) work with Lenovo T530 Laptops running Windows 7 64-bit?

NA221A-NB works with laptops that come with ExpressCard 34/ 54 slot. For older laptops that support only PCIe 1.0 ×1 spec, the bandwidth is up to 2.5 Gbps (2.5 Gbps from 1.0 × one lane = 2.5 Gbps) when NA221A-NB is connected with the laptop. However, for newer laptops with Intel Sandy Bridge micro-architecture (w/ PCIe 2.0 ×1 spec), the bandwidth will be 5 Gbps (5 Gbps from 2.0 × one lane = 5 Gbps) when you connect NA221A-NB to the laptop.

Can I install the Elgato H60 PRO to the NA211A PCi Enclosure?

The Elgato HD60 PRO is completely compatible with the NA211A.

I have a Power EdgeR630. On the first powering up, PC had no problem to interface with devices in the NA211A box. If rebooting the PC afterwards without powering done NA211A, PC's BIOS hung on "Initializing PCIe" stage. The only solution is to power down NA211A first, and then, power up PC. Could the solution be on the BIOS setting?

  1. There are three PCIe slots as SLOT3, SLOT2 and SLOT1 on the board within the Netstor chassis as shown in the attached Image below.
  2. Now remove (uninstall) all the third-party PCIe cards originally installed on SLOT3, SLOT2 and SLOT1 on the board within NA211A. [The external PCIe x4 interface target card must be remained at SLOT4]
  3. Connect NA211A to Dell R630 server by the external PCIe x4 data cable.
  4. Power on NA211A first and then power on R630.
  5. After Dell R630 fully boots into operating system, reboot the R630 server. Then check if the original situation ‘PC’s BIOS hung on “Initializing PCIe” stage’ still occurs or no longer exist.

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