ready boost, urgent!

[Microsoft loyalist]

my computer, running windows vista 32 bit, will not use ready boost properly,
as i have a 1 gigabyte jumpdrive plugged into your standard USB 2.0 slot.
Every time, however, i go to use ready boost on the formatted lank drive, it
pops up this device will not work as a ready boost device, or something along
those lines. Help please!

 

[RalfG]

Adding more RAM is ideal but a 1Gig thumb drive can be had for under $10
while for some of us upgrading RAM from 1Gig to 2Gig can cost well over
$100. Sometimes upgrading isn't just a matter of adding RAM but replacing
the existing RAM modules entirely. Thumb drives that are certified
Readyboost capable do tend to be the more pricey ones.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Using ReadyBoost is not an alternative to adding ram. It is an alternative
to waiting while the system pages memory to the page file on the hard drive.
The system becomes more responsive.

 

[RalfG]

Understood, but in some circumstances that extra responsiveness makes all
the difference that's required.

 

[JW]

Ready Boost also provides support for SuperFetch prior to its acting as
cache for the paging file since for the first 90 seconds of boot time it
records the programs used and supplies updates the files used for
SuperFetch.

http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2006/06/02/615199.aspx

 

[Microsoft loyalist]

Problem solved, thanks for all your help, i got ready boost to work without
blowing MORE cash on more ram

 

[Howard Woodard]

How did you get it to work?

I've had a flash drive running ReadyBoost just fine for a while and then
yesterday noticed that it didn't seem to ever be flashing the LED on the
drive. When I looked at the properties it had started reporting that the
flash drive wasn't fast enough to support ReadyBoost.

I'd be interested in knowing what you did to re-enable yours.

Thanks in advance,

Howard
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[JW]

It appears that your drive speed is marginal for ready boost. I had this
happen once using a Ultra SD card whose speed is marginal for ready boost..
So I tried again to configure it while the system was idle otherwise and it
has worked for several months since without problem.