Till this date, Microsoft’s windows had two options for the memory requirement of the computer, so that the computing can be done at cheaper rates and that too without installing the physical memory.
1. Physical Memory (RAM)
2. Page File (A virtual memory file, stored on hard disk).
The page file is used by the Windows OS to cater the needs of various applications when the physical memory is fully used up. The reason for that is, that Virtual memory is slower as compared to the physical memory and thus Phyical memory takes the first priority.
However, with the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft has introduced a new technology called ReadyBoost. With the help of this technology one can use any Flash drive, SD Cards, CF Cards as the third memory option for the computer.
Now, the benefits of USB Flash Drive or Cards as a source of Memory :
1. It is faster than the virtual memory which is accessed through the hard disk drive.
2. It is cheaper as compared to the actually Physical Memory.
How can it be activated ?
In order to activate the ReadyBoost technology on your FlashDrive or Memory Cards, you have to follow these steps…
1. Open My Computer.
2. Right Click on the Removable Disk Drive and select Properties.
3. Click on ReadyBoost Tab.
4. Enable the feature by selecting the option and allocate the amount of space you want to use as memory.
Things to be noted….
1. Regardless of the fact that you use Readyboost or not, you need at least 512 Mb of memory to run Windows Vista decently.
2. If your device is not giving the option of ReadyBoost then it means that it doesn’t clear up the minimum data trasfer rate required by ReadBoost technology.
Source : Cnet Forum | Wikipedia
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Hey, I see that this post is being copied verbatim at different blogs! What’s worse, the authors of those blogs claim all the credits for themselves! :(
here are two links I found:
http://techcone.blogspot.com/2008/06/make-usb-drive-work-as-ram.html
http://itechtricks.blogspot.com/2008/02/use-your-pen-drive-as-temporary-ram-in.html
Isn’t there anything to be done to stop this plagiarizing?
i have tried as stated to go to ready boost and select the function allowing me to use as extra RAM. when on the option for reeady boost i can not state how much i want to allocate for RAM and it is a 4GB pen drive
Hi Sir ,
I want to know …Xp & Vista Different
with You can explain *.Pdf ……..
Thanks Sir
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Hey this is the firs time ^_^ but i would like to tell everyone that u can use more then 4 gigs Of memory XD i have a 8 gig flash drive and After it was Done with its little do hicky lol YES do hicky i went back to check it and the slider was Move able to More data so I am able to use 7.5 gigs of my Stick XD witch is the whole damn thing because we all know we dont get all 8 gigs or anything from a hard drive flash drive SD card ^_^
how can you make this work in windows 98?
http://cnettv.cnet.com/2001-1_53-50004783.html?ta…
cnet shows you how to use a flash drive to increase memory in windows XP
Basically its control panel (classic view) >>>system>>>advanced>>>performance settings>>>>advanced>>>change>>>set to allow system to manage size of the drive
which type of flash drive we have to use means re-writable or simple
I was wondering i have a old pc with 128 ram and i wanted to run linux (ubuntu) is it possible to extend my 2 gig memory stick to use it as flash memory to properly run ubuntu with it please reply ASAP at rawalk@ymail.com
thanks in advance!
hi…i have toshiba A300 wiz 3GB RAM…im using a flash disk of 2GB as readyboost…will it be efficient?or should i use a 1Gb flash disk.thanks
This is my first time complementing on ReviewSaurus~ Anyway I was wandering I just bought a 2GB Kingston DataTraveler 400USB Drive With ReadyBoost from Futureshop. I used it for documents before, I wander if I clear up everything in the USB, will it still function properly and as fast as it said it can with ReadyBoost technology?
this is good idea for all user
lol wads the point of this. i thought 32bit systems only support up to 3gb ram?
Hey. This is the first time that i visit in this site. I really wondered here. I got something specials from this one. Thanx..
Can i use my 4GB KINGSTON as RAM ?
PLEASE HELP~!@#$%^&*()
Yes, I think you should be able to use 4 gb kingston drive as ram on windows vista or windows 7 :)
how can i use a 1gb pandrive as ram in the xp is it possibal..
plz reply soon
u can enable write caching to ur flash drive in xp
hi i m manish & i try to use pendrive as a ram in win7 but i m not sucsess pls tell me how we use.
I DO NOT KNOE HOW I CAN PUT MY DELETED ITEMS I STILL HAVE HOE WOULD I PUT IT ON THE USB AND WHAT BUTTONS DO I USE TO DOWN LOAD IT THANK YOU
does it work on windows 7??
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CAN MY READY BOSTFLASH INCREASE MY VIDEOS MEMORY???? I HAVE A 4GB FLAS WHICH I USE, THANKS
Very cool.
Soon, computers will only need USB slots, and you can use them as RAM, graphic card, OS, battery etc. :D
It works…………….. thnx…………..
no…. some school dont allow the use of flash drives
hai
working great on windows se7en ultimate.
I am running a Windows 7 Ultimate Operating System and have a 32bit 3.2GHz Pentium(R) 4 Processor with 2GB maxed out DIMM DDR2 SDRAM ram slots(yes it is an old motherboard), what USB should I use?
Can you post the minimum and maximum requirements :)
I’m thinking of buying an 8GB USB to readyboost it.
So can a third party USB with the requirements work?
Using a desktop computer by the way.
Can anyone tell by how much my ram will increase when i use a 4GB flash drive?
coooool im doing it right now :) 1GB of RAM + 2GB of flash = 3GB combined RAM :) it works like a charm
Major misinformation. Using a readyboost enabled flash drive is in no way equivalent to using a flash drive as RAM.
then what is it??? Have you checked the sources mentioned in the post???
So Ralph, If I take out my flush drive while running ReadyBoost on it will it crash the windows. It could happen accidentally.
Hey Hey can I use my hard disk as graphics memory cause the inbuilt one is just 32 mb ???
well, ram is always faster than using hard disk. so eventually your computer will use harddisk for graphics memory, but it won't make much difference…