Vista Speed Boost

[Brian_Fenner]

Anyone try this on Vista?


Speed up your PC's performance
Windows Vista features a new way to improve your PC's performance: Windows ReadyBoost. This feature lets you use flash memory on a universal serial bus (USB) 2.0 drive, Secure Digital (SD) Card, or Compact Flash to give you additional memory cache--memory that your PC can access more quickly than data on the hard drive. To take advantage of Windows ReadyBoost:


1. Insert a USB 2.0 memory drive with at least 512 MB of capacity.
2. When prompted, click "use this device to speed up my PC."

 

[Cabbs]

I've used it, and it didn't help because I have 2GB of RAM. I wouldn't worry about it unless you have 1GB or less and a flash drive laying around to try. From what I've read though, 512MB RAM systems make good use of it.

 

[Brian_Fenner]

I have 2GB also..........didn't figure it was worth trying in my case.

 

[borat_sagdiyev]

yea and u need a special USB key that supports it....

 

[Kage]

Weird that it doesn't speed up things. This was stated as one of the good features about Vista when it was advertised :s

 

[Cabbs]

It does if you have 512MB of RAM. But when you have 2GB, there really isn't much use for the speed boost.

 

[Luda]

if your using all your ram then it does help. hence the 512mb systems benefit more from it then the 2GB