SpeedBoost Drive

[Guest]

I just bought a 4GB Lexar JumpDrive FireFly, but I don't know if it qualifies
as a speed boost drive. Does anyone know if it is fast enough to run as one?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Margaret]

I just bought a 4GB Lexar JumpDrive FireFly, but I don't know if it qualifies
as a speed boost drive. Does anyone know if it is fast enough to run as one?
Thanks in advance.

I just bought a couple Transcend JetFlash 2A drives that are supposedly
Vista ReadyBoost capable. Vista reports both as not being fast enough
for the job.... :-( The question is, is this a Vista problem, or are
the drives really not fast enough. My guess is that they'll work after
a few more Vista updates.

Regards,

Margaret

 

[Steve Jain]

I just bought a couple Transcend JetFlash 2A drives that are supposedly
Vista ReadyBoost capable. Vista reports both as not being fast enough
for the job.... :-( The question is, is this a Vista problem, or are
the drives really not fast enough. My guess is that they'll work after
a few more Vista updates.

Regards,

Margaret

Are you plugging the drives directly into the MB or via a hub? My
readyboost drive would only work when it was connected directly to a
USB port on the motherboard. Via the USB2 powered hub, it was not
fast enough.

 

[Dustin Harper]

Plug it in and go to My Computer. Right click the drive and go to
properties. Click the ReadyBoost tab, and it will tell you if it was fast
enough.

If not, but you still want to try it, or see what the actual read and write
speeds are, here are some instructions on how to force it to use your drive:
http://www.vistarip.com/e107_plugins/faq/faq.php?0.cat.4.7

 

[Margaret]

Are you plugging the drives directly into the MB or via a hub? My
readyboost drive would only work when it was connected directly to a
USB port on the motherboard. Via the USB2 powered hub, it was not
fast enough.

I've been plugging the drive right into the mb USB connector, no hub on
this laptop.

Regards,

Margaret

 

[just bob]

I just bought a couple Transcend JetFlash 2A drives that are supposedly
Vista ReadyBoost capable. Vista reports both as not being fast enough for
the job.... :-( The question is, is this a Vista problem, or are the
drives really not fast enough. My guess is that they'll work after a few
more Vista updates.

I have a couple 4GB Transcend memory cards which are rated at 120x but they
perform much slower than my professional Sandisk III and Lexar 80x cards.
word to the wise: Transcend lies. Sure is cheap, though! ;-)