Servicing Boards and Components 175
Paddle Card Overview
The paddle card serves as the interconnect between the power distribution board and
the fan power boards, hard drive backplane, and front panel I/O board.
Related Information
■ “Remove the Paddle Card” on page 175
▼ Remove the Paddle Card
1. Remove the motherboard assembly.
See “Remove the Motherboard Assembly” on page 123.
2. Remove the power distribution board.
See “Remove the Power Distribution Board” on page 164.
3. Remove the fan power boards.
“Remove the Fan Power Board” on page 149.
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 T5140
Server)
5. Slide the paddle card back, away from its connector on the hard drive
backplane.