ReadyBoost cache keeps disappearing?????

[Jarablue]

Ok my system is Vista ULT 64 bit (thank you boss!) and is fully patched with
latest device, bios and firmwares for my entire system.

Now I have a cruzer micro 4 gig usb flash drive that I fully removed U3
application from with there format tool. Ok. Whenever I enable readyboost
on it then close the window it's gone. Poof just gone. My system is:

q6600 Intel quad core CPU
P5K Asus P35 chipset vanilla board
4 gigs of RAM
10k raptor OS drive
8800GTX Video

Other than that everything is fine. I have no idea why my readyboost cache
keep going. Last week it was replaced with something else???? Is this a
joke? Vista for some reason used to like it now it doesn't? What is going
on here? Why is this happening? Please help!!!


Jarablue in Worcester.

 

[Guest]

You already have 4Gig of system RAM. Your system is not what Readyboost was
designed for.

Readyboost was designed as an addition for systems running 1-2 gig of RAM

 

[MICHAEL]

In my experience/testing, ReadyBoost seems to really only
help those with under 1 GIG of RAM. Although, on one machine
with 2GB, I have noticed a little difference when running virtual machines.

Some additional reading about ReadyBoost by the
program manager in charge;

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

Back in April, I posted a blog entry on the ReadyBoost feature -
http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2006/04/14/576548.aspx
the Windows Vista feature that allows you to use a USB key as virtual memory in order to
enhance performance. While I originally intended the post to be an overview of ReadyBoost, it
proved quite popular and garnered quite a few questions seeking more detail. I apologize that
it's taken this long, but I've finally tracked down "the man" who could provide the answers -
Matt Ayers, who is the Program Manager in the Microsoft Windows Client Performance group and
basically owns the ReadyBoost feature.
Instead of updating the original post, I created this new post entry that will be the home of
the Q&A I receive. That way, people won't have to wade through opinions and comments and can
come to this post to see only Q&A.

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


-Michael

* Mick Murphy:

 

[Jarablue]

So uhhh wouldn't it be nice to document this? "If users have 4 or more gigs
of RAM ready boost will dissapear from you storage" your telling me that
since I have 4 gigs of RAM ready boost will just vanish? Or it wan't
designed for 4 gig RAM systems? They are big differences. If the design
was for it to instantly vanish due to having 4 gigs of RAM than ok. But if
it wasn't designed for it, then?????

 

[Jarablue]

So I guess this is a mysterious issue? No one knows why ready boost
disappears? Nice. And people wonder why Vista stinks?