PE1600 && PE1800 Disabling Onboard Video

[John_O_Todd at Dell.com]

There is no way to disable the onboard video on the server systems. For
maximum video performance a workstation class machine is the way to go.

John Todd

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
[mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Brian D. McGrew
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 8:56 AM
To: linux-poweredge-Lists
Subject: PE1600 && PE1800 Disabling Onboard Video

Good morning Gents,

I've got several PE1600's and PE1800's running Fedora Core 3 and Fedora
Core 5 that I need to get a little more video performance out of!  I
purchased a PCI nVidia card and dropped it in but the onboard video is
not disabling itself automatically.  Is there a way to disable the
onboard video on either of these machines???

The nVidia card is working and, is recognized by the OS(es) as a second
video card and will cheerfully talk to a second monitor.  But, because
of the form factor of my systems, using a second monitor isn't an
option.  I need the onboard video disabled so that the nVidia graphics
is the only display on the system.

In case anyone is wondering, this works fine on the PE1400's.  Drop in a
PCI video card, onboard video disables itself, life is good!

I was in chat with a Dell support rep this morning who told me he does
not believe there is a way to disable the onboard video on the 1600's or
the 1800's; but, I have a hard time believing that.

Thanks,

-brian

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