Ready Boost and Virtual Memory

[Guest]

I have just purchased a 4GB SD card. I choose 'use this device to speed up
the system using ready boost'. I allocated 3,810MB of the device as was
recommended by windows. I then checked the virtual memory of my system as it
only says I have 2GB. I've got 1024MB of RAM, and 1300MB of my Hard drive is
allocated to windows. Is ready boost used as virtual memory? If it is why
isn't it showing up as part of my virtual memory. I clicked use this device
to under the ready boost tab of the properties of the device. So I don't
actually know if ready boost is working or not.

 

[Steve Thackery]

Is ready boost used as virtual memory? If it is why

isn't it showing up as part of my virtual memory.

No, not like that. It operates as an 'invisible' buffer between RAM and the
hard disk swap file. It speeds up the handling of page faults (where the
required block of memory isn't currently in RAM).

So don't worry about it not appearing - it'll be working just fine.

Steve

 

[Rock]

I have just purchased a 4GB SD card. I choose 'use this device to speed up
the system using ready boost'. I allocated 3,810MB of the device as was
recommended by windows. I then checked the virtual memory of my system as
it
only says I have 2GB. I've got 1024MB of RAM, and 1300MB of my Hard drive
is
allocated to windows. Is ready boost used as virtual memory? If it is
why
isn't it showing up as part of my virtual memory. I clicked use this
device
to under the ready boost tab of the properties of the device. So I don't
actually know if ready boost is working or not.

No it isn't virtual memory. It's discussed nicely in this recent article in
TechNet:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/03/VistaKernel/

 

[Guest]

Thanks for letting me know. Now I can rest assured that ReadyBoost is working.

 

[Rock]

Thanks for letting me know. Now I can rest assured that ReadyBoost is
working.

You're welcome.