I downloaded the beta of Windows Vista 64 bit edition. I was on the Microsoft site and noticed that Vista has a Windows ReadyBoost feature. Here's what their site says about it:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/features/foreveryone/performance.mspx
It looks like you can plug any thumb drive into a USB port on your pc and your pc can use it as additional RAM memory. It seems like this could be an inexpensive way to boost your system performance. Anyone tried it and noticed a difference?
2006-06-14 08:47:34 · 3 answers · asked by webpence.com 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
I found a Q&A on Microsoft that answers a lot of the ReadyBoost questions.
http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2006/06/02/615199.aspx
It looks like it is limited to between 256MB and 4GB drives. They must have a throughput of at least 2.5 MB/sec to work.
The other key point I saw was the suggestion that the ReadyBoost to RAM ratio is recommended to be 1 to 1 up to 2.5 to 1. I have 1.5 GB of RAM, so that seems to suggest I could benefit with a USB flash drive between 1.5 GB and 4 GB.
Within that size range, what device supports the fastest throughput?
2006-06-14 09:04:33 · update #1
I've heard it can give modest performance increases when it actually works.
2006-06-14 08:56:50 · answer #1 · answered by accurrent103 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
msconfig is an admin device. make effective your pc meets the minimum criteria of Vista. crimson meat up your RAM. get rid of the bloatware that's typically put in on pc's and laptops that you do not choose. such issues as RSS feeds will sluggish you down besides.
2016-10-30 21:46:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heard about it, but not sure if it's implemented yet in any of the beta versions.
It sounds really good, but I haven't read much about it.
2006-06-14 08:51:21 · answer #3 · answered by jiganto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋