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    Readyboost with Vista and SD card?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ajmd, Aug 18, 2007.

  1. ajmd

    ajmd Newbie

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    Hi,

    Has anyone out there managed to get "readyboost" to work on an HP laptop running Vista (please note whether 32 or 64) with an SD card?

    We have a new 8510w here running vista64 and it reports that all cards are too slow - even cards that work on other laptops running XP. (Not to mention it takes about ten years to download a filled card out of a camera...)

    I'm hoping to determine if it's a faulty hardware problem (laptop goes back to HP), or a driver problem (sigh...).

    Thanks
     
    ajmd, Aug 18, 2007
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  2. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    well I was recently using the Memory Stick Pro Duo on my Vostro 1400 on Vista 32 bit Business Edition.

    What kind of cards are you using?
     
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  3. ajmd

    ajmd Newbie

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    Hi Waveblade, thanks for the reply.

    They're SanDisk Extreme III cards.

    I forgot to mention also: if I plug the card into a USB SD card reader it works fine. (Fast transfers, readyboost works, etc...)

    ?
     
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  4. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    That's strange. Personally I'd go out and get a more common format.

    Like SD cards. Or Memory Stick Pro Duo.

    Whichever is cheaper. I'm not quite sure why you have this problem
     
    Waveblade, Aug 18, 2007
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  5. JoeCHecht

    JoeCHecht Notebook Consultant

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    I have a pile of um that are work on my DV9500T with Vistax64. One one did not (Transcend 150x 4gb - although it is one of the few 4 gig cards that work on a Palm TX). The AData 4GB class 6 ($36) worked fastest. FWIW, if you set the hardware policy for the card to "optimize for performance" (as opposed to "optimize for quick removal"), you get a bit better of a write speed. Not sure readyboost is helping or hurting. Some things seem faster, others perhaps slower. I have 4 gb of ram, so I am pretty sure the boost it is minimal. Also, I run almost everything in VM's, however, the performance monitor seems to report it is helping.
     
    JoeCHecht, Aug 18, 2007
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