# Disabling the BeagleBone Black HDMI Cape

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**Created:** [November 12, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/disabling-the-beaglebone-black-hdmi-cape/188 "2015-11-12T02:34:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/disabling-the-beaglebone-black-hdmi-cape/188/1 "2015-11-12T02:34:16Z")

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To use UART4 CTS/RTS, It’s necesary to disable HDMI,

Someone know how to do it?

Thanks

> **[Disabling the BeagleBone Black HDMI Cape](https://www.onlogic.com/company/io-hub/disabling-the-beaglebone-black-hdmi-cape/)**
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> The HDMI port on the BeagleBone Black is implemented as a virtual cape. This virtual cape uses pins on the expansion headers, limiting the available pins. If you don’t need HDMI you gain 20 more GPIO pins by disabling the HDMI cape. Other reasons for...