[Nouveau] Powering down laptop GPU TU117GLM

[Ferenc Wágner]

Ferenc Wágner <wferi at niif.hu> writes:

> Sorry if I'm reaching the wrong forum, please advise if so.  My question
> is not about the main focus of this community, but I had no better idea
> about where to look for the relevant expertise.
>
> So: this Dell Precision 5560 laptop is built with a "T1200 Laptop GPU",
> and I suspect it draws power even though I don't ever use it, heating
> the computer and shortening battery life.  Is there a way to shut it
> down for good?  (Or to make sure it isn't causing my problems?)

Looks like I chose the wrong forum after all.  Shall I try the linux-pm
list instead, or can you recommend a more approriate one for the above
question?
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Thanks,
Feri.