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April 29th, 2007 04:00

How to Invoke "ReadyBoost"????

I stick my flashdrive (1gB) in, but get no dialog to use it for ReadyBoost.  I used to and it was helpful.
 
Any suggestions, pls?
 
TIA


Message Edited by postrophe on 04-29-2007 12:44 AM
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    Posted April 29th, 2007 04:00

    Open up Computer, stick drive in. Right-click, click properties, select readyboost tab. It will tell you if it's usable and how much to use. Take it from there. lol
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    Posted April 29th, 2007 05:00

    Thank, folks for swift response. Both v. helpful :)
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    Posted April 29th, 2007 05:00

    Posting your solution will help others that read this thread. :smileyhappy:
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    Posted April 29th, 2007 05:00

    Hope this helps.
     
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    Posted April 29th, 2007 05:00

    Yup, all sorted now. ReadyBoost up and running. Proper job! Thanks again
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    Posted April 29th, 2007 09:00

    did as kp127 suggested, viz "Open up Computer, stick drive in. Right-click, click properties, select readyboost tab. It will tell you if it's usable and how much to use. Take it from there. lol"

    Message Edited by postrophe on 04-29-2007 05:18 AM
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    Posted April 29th, 2007 09:00

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    Message Edited by postrophe on 04-29-2007 05:18 AM
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    Posted April 29th, 2007 10:00

    So, have you seen any quantitative improvement in performance?  What installed RAM do you have?  I played with this myself with a 2G MicroCruzer and saw absolutely no difference with 2G installed RAM.  Bill
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    Posted April 30th, 2007 00:00

    You probably won't see much difference in operation with 2GB RAM unless you are running lots of programs. Other benefits will be faster booting and program loading for programs you use most.
     
    Dimension 9100, Win XP, 3.0 GHz P4, 2 GB DDR2 533 MHz RAM, 160 GB SATA II Samsung, 300 GB SATA II Seagate, 250 GB SimpleTech USB (WD Drive), Nvidia Go 6800 (425/825 MHz), Dell 1901 FP UltraSharp

    Inspiron E1705, Win Vista Premium, T7200 Core 2 Duo (4MB, 2.0 GHz 667MHz), 2 GB DDR2 677 MHz RAM, 2 GB Transcend 150X SD ReadyBoost, 120 GB Samsung HD, Nvidia Go 7900 GS, 17” Sharp UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-Screen WUXGA
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    Posted April 30th, 2007 05:00

    Yup, still getting a feel for the benefits of RB. It seems to help me have about 17 windows open concurrently without slowing the system. I have 1gB installed and have set aside 512mB on the the flash drive. Seems like a pretty cunning trick, anyway. Can one do something similar in XP?

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