On 9/19/07, Arjan van de Ven <arjan at linux.intel.com> wrote: > in theory the general linux rule is that a module powers down the hw > when it unloads (unless the hardware cannot cope with that) > What if the module isn't loaded at all, and no other module claims the hardware? Will that default to be powered off, or it depends on your BIOS, etc.? --Edwin