If you enter into the bios when you boot up (usually it's pressing F2 when you see the Dell splash screen) such information is usually listed there.

type in dxdiag at the run box, and then select the video tab, andit willtell you there

Message Edited by HiddenImage on 08-15-2004 07:30 AM

Thank you, NemesisDB and HiddenImage.  I elected to use dxdiag rather than rebooting.  It works great.

Fred

Just for completeness, here are a variety of ways, suggested via usenet.

1. Apparently, information is avaialable if you go into the BIOS.

2. Run the program "dxdiag" and select the "Display" tab (this works).

3. Desktop_Properties->Settings_Tab->Advanced->Adaptor

4. Use AIDA32 utility from http://winsupportcenter.com/freeware/freeware.html
   and look under Display Windows Video (I haven't tried this).

5. Free replacement for AIDA32, called "Everest", also available as
   "Belarc Advisor" (haven't tried these either)

   Everest Home Edition:
   http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?pid=1&lang=en

   Belarc Advisor:
   http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

6. Apparently, information is available by looking at the post of one's
   computer (except brand PC's), though I'm a bit confused by what this
   means.

The meaningfulness of the raw RAM figure is apparently not that useful:
http://www.flipcode.com/cgi-bin/msg.cgi?showThread=18September2001-DeterminingFreeVideoMemory&forum=askmid&id=-1