Dell Inspiron 660, does it support UEFI video cards (like the GT 730), and How do I get into the BIOS to allocate more VRAM?

I was told the 660 standard case would support the 4 gig card if: "PCIe slot is rated to supply at least 60w of power" Does it?

Also, we have 2 gigs video ram on our system but only 32 megs are accessible. I have tried repeatedly to get into the BIOS at reboot with no luck. Not del, f12 or f2 work to get me into the BIOS to allocate more video ram. Any suggestions?

Here is a link to the card (EVGA GeForce GT 730, 04G-P3-3739-KR, 4GB GDDR5, Single Slot) I would like to upgrade to:

www.newegg.com/.../Product.aspx

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December 6th, 2017 09:00

Allocating More VRAM is ancient Vaccuum Tube INTEL Graphics. You haven't been able to do this for decades now. Intel Dynamic Video Ram is based on the chipset and later the CPU. INTEL IRIS PRO has 128 Megs Dedicated VRAM with 1.7 gigs dynamic Ram.

The actual amount of maximum graphics memory on your computer can be less than the amounts listed in the above table. The actual amounts greatly depend on the specific configuration of your computer model. Configuration factors may include but are not limited to the following:

The graphics memory allocation method set by your computer manufacturer.
Amount of system memory available.
Amount of pre-allocated memory.
Operating system.

Maximum Graphics Memory


Intel® Graphics Controllers	Windows XP*	Windows Vista*	Windows 7*
Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 580	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Iris® Graphics 550	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Iris® Graphics 540	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® HD Graphics 530	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® HD Graphics 520	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® HD Graphics 515	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Iris® Graphics 6100	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® HD Graphics 6000	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® HD Graphics 5500	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® HD Graphics 5300	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Iris® Graphics 5100	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® HD Graphics 5000/4600/4400/4200	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® HD Graphics 4000/2500 (Paired with Intel® 7 Series Chipsets)	Up to 1 GB	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Pentium® Processors 2000/G2000/G2100 Series with Intel® HD Graphics	Up to 1 GB	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Celeron® Processors 900/1000/ G1000 Series with Intel® HD Graphics	Up to 1 GB	Unsupported operating system	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel Atom® Processors with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3600	Unsupported operating system	Unsupported operating system	1 GB total of RAM results in 247 MB max video RAM; 2 GB total of RAM results in 759 MB max video RAM; 4 GB total of RAM results in 1399 MB max video RAM
Intel® HD Graphics 3000/2000 (Paired with Intel® 6 Series Chipsets)	Up to 1 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Pentium® Processors 900/B900/G600/G800 Series with Intel® HD Graphics	Up to 1 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Celeron® Processors 700/800/B700/B800/ G400/G500 Series with Intel® HD Graphics	Up to 1 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB
1st Generation Intel® Core Processors with Intel® HD Graphics (Paired with Intel® 5 Series Chipsets)	Up to 1 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Pentium® Processors G6000/P6000/U5000 Series with Intel® HD Graphics	Up to 1 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® Celeron® Processors P4000/U3000 Series with Intel® HD Graphics	Up to 1 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB
Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family	Up to 1 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® G41, G43, G45, Q43, and Q45 Express Chipsets	Up to 1 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB	Up to ~1.7 GB
Intel® G35 Express Chipsets	384 MB	358 MB	358 MB
Intel® G31, G33, Q33, and Q35 Express Chipsets	384 MB	256 MB	256 MB
Mobile Intel® GL960 and GM965 Express Chipsets	384 MB	358 MB	358 MB
Intel® G965 Express Chipsets	384 MB	358 MB	358 MB
Intel® Q963 and Q965 Express Chipsets	256 MB	256 MB	256 MB
Intel® 946GZ Express Chipsets	256 MB	256 MB	256 MB
Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset Family	224 MB	256 MB	256 MB
Intel® 945G Express Chipset Family	224 MB	256 MB	256 MB
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150	384 MB	286 MB	256 MB

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