As long as the card is on the bus, it is powered. The card itself may have a specific power-save mode, but I very much doubt it.
The power consumed by the monitor is another story, but you know how to turn that off. If you want a way to save power and periodically run commands and fetch stuff, just buy a low-power PC. My Intel Atom-powered box consumes 26 W in normal operation, so I never turn it off. Regards, Tyler On Monday 28 June 2010 20:53:43 Timothy Rittman wrote: > Hi All, > > I wonder if someone could point me in the right direction to help with a > minor issue. I have a desktop running ubuntu in Bishop's Stortford, but > I currently spend most of the week working in Norwich, where I use my > laptop to log in via ssh for various bits and pieces. My desktop turns > itself on every day at 4:30 and I turn it off when I'm done via ssh. All > good. > > I have a fairly hefty graphics card on the desktop that I'm sure drains > a lot of power when the desktop is on. Is it possible to have the > desktop running as a headless server most of the time, then perhaps use > some sort of key combination to switch on the graphics card when I'm at > home? > > Thanks! > > Tim > -- WWJD? JWRTFM. -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
