Does anyone know what the best way to format a flash drive for readyboost in vista? I recently bought a new flash drive and would like to use my old 2GB drive only for readyboost. There are many options such as file system type (fat, fat32, ntfs) and allocation sizes (from 32 bytes to 64 kb). I would like the fastest read/write combination. I have a 2GB sandisk cruzer flash drive. Thanks
2007-11-16 14:24:16 · 2 answers · asked by tatersngravy99 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
When/if given an option, you should select NTFS. It is fast and secure.
Additional information you might like to know:
In order for ReadyBoost to work in Windows Vista, your USB storage device must meet the following requirements:
- the device must have at least 64MB storage.
- the device must be USB 2.0 compliant.
- the device must have a minimum read speed of 3.5 MB/s.
- the device must have a minimum write speed of 2.5 MB/s.
Follow these steps to enable ReadyBoost:
1. Plug in USB storage device.
2. Go to Computer, right-click on the removable storage device and select Properties.
3. Click on the ReadyBoost tab.
4. Select Use This Device and set the amount of space to use for the system file.
5. Click OK.
2007-11-16 14:28:21 · answer #1 · answered by Derek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First link show the most. Second link just some general and minimum size. My understanding is it works like RAM so not sure you allocate anything.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/9c3c3ea5-8c11-5ce0-e18d-87d1ce19460d1033.mspx
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/12428141-2e4c-43ab-8dd2-a6ed6e3b87761033.mspx
2007-11-16 22:33:33 · answer #2 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋