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    IntelTurboMemory w/ Vista SP1?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mas5acre, Jun 1, 2008.

  1. mas5acre

    mas5acre Notebook Evangelist

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    Has anyone tried Intel Turbo Memory with the new Vista Service Pack? Does it work any better? I heard it doesnt do much.
     
    mas5acre, Jun 1, 2008
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  2. hp79

    hp79 Notebook Evangelist

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    My thinkpad x61 tablet still crashes ocasionally when using internet explorer. Very clean install with sp1 installed. I don't think turbo memory helps at all.
     
    hp79, Jun 1, 2008
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  3. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    turbo memory does absolutely nothing to speed up performance on a fast machine. Turbo memory will only help aid in speeding up the computer if it has less than 512mb of memory and a slow 4200rpm drive.
    Any 54oorpm drive over 80gb will have a higher bandwidth than the turbo memory card can even output. You can simply buy more memory or a faster harddrive to speed up performance. A turbo memory module will do nothing.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jun 1, 2008
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  4. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Not very much stable even yet.
     
    The_Observer, Jun 1, 2008
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  5. Solex

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    My M1330 was stable with Vista and turbo memory. Since upgrading to Vista SP1 I have problems with my HD spinning back up while turbo memory is enabled. This is annoying as turbo memory extended my battery life. :(
     
    Solex, Jun 3, 2008
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    I had all sorts of crashes from TurboMemory but haven't had issues with that for months, even from before SP1. Try a different driver?
     
    zenpharaohs, Jun 3, 2008
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  7. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    TurboMemory is absolutely useless (like most of Vista's "new features"). I suggest disabling it and saving your time.
     
    Greg, Jun 3, 2008
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  8. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    People inside Intel are recomending it not being used. That's saying how useless it is.

    I took it one step further. I removed the turbomemory card.
     
    fabarati, Jun 3, 2008
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  9. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    turbo memory is as useless as aero. Just forget it.
     
    tianxia, Jun 4, 2008
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  10. davepermen

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    aero is not useless. but it's offtopic anyways.

    the turbomemory stuff is rather useless, that's true.
     
    davepermen, Jun 4, 2008
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  11. channelv

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    I initially posted better results with ITM in SP1, but only referring to less crashes, not more performance. However after more time in using ITM with SP1, nah - still crashes about as often, still no performance gains. I remember reading a lot of articles on the net stating that ITM would be fully realized in SP1, unfortunately SP1 does nothing for ITM - it still sucks. I wonder if ITM 2.0 will/can actually be a performance enhancing part rather than a band-aid solution part for low end machines.

    On a side note, I haven't removed the ITM module from my machine....maybe out of sheer laziness?
     
    channelv, Jun 5, 2008
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  12. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Aero useless? LOL.

    TM 1.0 is a disaster, 2.0 should provide a real benefit on the other hand.
    I must stress the "should" part...
     
    eleron911, Jun 5, 2008
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  13. Gravitator

    Gravitator Notebook Consultant

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    Will TM 2.0 use the same slot as TM 1.0? In other words, will only new montevina laptops have it?
     
    Gravitator, Jun 5, 2008
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  14. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    TurboMemory is not necessary unless you have less than 1 GB of RAM. Performance benefits are minimal for users with 2GB of RAM or more.

    You bother me greatly. All of your posts include snide comments and rarely just convey the useful information, I have no idea how you became a SuperMod with a shameful attitude like yours.
     
    StormEffect, Jun 5, 2008
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  15. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    He's just trying to tell him the truth.
     
    SmoothTofu, Jun 5, 2008
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    TM 2.0 uses the same slot as TM 1.0. I installed 4GB module into the Dell XPS1530 without any problem. I loaded some app's onto the intel dashboard and those app's come up pretty fast. :cool:
     
    my_laptop, Oct 25, 2008
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