
172 SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 Servers Service Manual • July 2009
Paddle Card OverviewThepaddle card serves as the interconnect between the power distribution board and
the fan power boards, hard drive backplane, and frontpanel I/O board.
Related Information
■“Remove the Paddle Card” on page 172
▼Remove the Paddle Card1. Remove the motherboard assembly.
See “Remove the Motherboard Assembly” on page 118.
2. Remove the power distribution board.
See “Remove the Power Distribution Board” on page161.
3. Remove the fan power boards.
“Remove the Fan Power Board” on page143.
4. Remove the two No. 1 Phillips screws securing the paddle card to the chassis.
FIGURE: Removing a Paddle Card(Illustrating Removal From a SPARC Enterprise T5120
Server)
5. Slide the paddle card back, away from its connector on the hard drive
backplane.