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Kam Leo kam.leo at gmail.com
Fri Jun 8 07:51:27 UTC 2007


On 6/7/07, ashmiel <no-reply-gw at fcp.surfsite.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am brand new to linux and had a few questions.  I recently
> installed FC7 and was wondering if there was any sort of command
> line/gui based way of disabling my video card.  My reason for doing
> so is that the video card fan is very old and makes alot of noise and
> I generally just plan on booting the machine on and logging in
> remotely.
>
> I would just take the card out itself however I was hoping there was
> a way I could do it just every time I log on that way if something
> happens i can just reconnect the monitor without worries.
>
> If this is possible and not highly ill advised i would appreciate any
> help.
>
> Thank you for your time

Check the BIOS to see if your computer will continue to boot without a
card installed. Since you are not interested in playing games or
viewing video you can replace your noisey card with a fanless one;
they're not that expensive.




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