ReadyBoost Support List

[Travis King]

I currently have a Sandisk Cruzer Mini 512MB USB 2.0 flash drive. I am
aware that it is not compatible with ReadyBoost. Is there a list out there
that shows the list of devices that ReadyBoost supports, as I'm looking for
possibly getting a new flash drive for Christmas, since my 512MB Cruzer Mini
gets a little short on breathing space anymore. I have 1.5GB of RAM, which
probably would cause ReadyBoost not to help too much, but it would still be
nice to have a flash drive that supports it anyway in case I ever used the
device on a computer that doesn't have much RAM. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Use an Ipod if youve got one. They suck anyway, unless you hack them they
wont work with Mediaplayer, (Ie..Python works wonders if you want to hack an
Ipod)Just buy a used beatup Shuffle and convert to NTFS and your set.

 

[Gary Mount]

Both my SanDisk Cruzer 1.0 GB Mini, and Micro are both supported. Any modern
flash drive should work, and if it does'nt, I would take it back and get my
money back.

 

[Yagi@Saipan]

Here is some list and Q&A.

Tom Archer's Blog ReadyBoost Q&A
http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2006/06/02/615199.aspx
ReadyBoost Compatibility Chart
http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/readyboost/

 

[Junxiu Li]

Yeah, I've got a SanDisk Cruzer 1.0 GB Mini, too. I bought it after it
passed the Vista RC1 readyboost test with a Vista installed laptop i took
with.

 

[John Barnes]

One point to keep in mind is that a device may not work when inserted into a
USB port that is not directly connected to the motherboard and work when
connected directly to the mobo.
On my machine, when inserted in a USB port on a PCI card or the case USB
which is connected to the mobo the drive fails. Connect to the mobo and it
works.

 

[Travis King]

It works on mine. Mine works fine on my case USB ports that's wired to the
motherboard.

 

[Travis King]

My Cruzer Mini says under ReadyBoost when you go to properties: "This
device does not have the required performance characteristics for use in
speeding up your system."

Yeah, I've got a SanDisk Cruzer 1.0 GB Mini, too. I bought it after it
passed the Vista RC1 readyboost test with a Vista installed laptop i took
with.

--
Junxiu Li [MS-MVP - Windows Shell /User]
http://vista.itecn.net

I currently have a Sandisk Cruzer Mini 512MB USB 2.0 flash drive. I am
aware that it is not compatible with ReadyBoost. Is there a list out
there that shows the list of devices that ReadyBoost supports, as I'm
looking for possibly getting a new flash drive for Christmas, since my
512MB Cruzer Mini gets a little short on breathing space anymore. I have
1.5GB of RAM, which probably would cause ReadyBoost not to help too much,
but it would still be nice to have a flash drive that supports it anyway
in case I ever used the device on a computer that doesn't have much RAM.
Thanks.

 

[Travis King]

Would the reason why my Cruzer Mini isn't compatible be because it only has
133MB of free space?

 

[Yoshi]

Here is an interesting article that explains how to turn on ReadyBoost via
the registry. I formatted my iPod Nano as NTFS and used the hack to turn on
ReadyBoost. It does work. I am seeing if it improves performance. This will
work for any device.

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/henkhooiveld/archive/2006/10/05/13386.aspx

Yosh

 

[warpsix]

I had to click recheck 3 or 4 maybe 5 times before my sandisk cruzer 1
gb was able to use the ready boast feature and i do see a slight boost.
my system has 1 gig of ram
same with rc1 5600 and rc1 1/2 5728 and rc1 3/4 5744(5744 never powered
off so was removed)

My Cruzer Mini says under ReadyBoost when you go to properties: "This
device does not have the required performance characteristics for use in
speeding up your system."

Yeah, I've got a SanDisk Cruzer 1.0 GB Mini, too. I bought it after it
passed the Vista RC1 readyboost test with a Vista installed laptop i
took with.

--
Junxiu Li [MS-MVP - Windows Shell /User]
http://vista.itecn.net

I currently have a Sandisk Cruzer Mini 512MB USB 2.0 flash drive. I
am aware that it is not compatible with ReadyBoost. Is there a list
out there that shows the list of devices that ReadyBoost supports, as
I'm looking for possibly getting a new flash drive for Christmas,
since my 512MB Cruzer Mini gets a little short on breathing space
anymore. I have 1.5GB of RAM, which probably would cause ReadyBoost
not to help too much, but it would still be nice to have a flash
drive that supports it anyway in case I ever used the device on a
computer that doesn't have much RAM. Thanks.