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    installed turbo memory, but software doesn't work for it

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by syxbit, Sep 22, 2007.

  1. syxbit

    syxbit Notebook Evangelist

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    i installed my turbo memory after market, but i can't get the software to work.
    when i load up the intel software, ReadyBoost and readyDrive are greyed out
    any ideas?
    i've tried rebooting etc..
    it is recognised in my device manager
     
    syxbit, Sep 22, 2007
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Check whether you are using the AHCI storage driver - see the attached. This is an indication that the Intel Matrix Storage Manager is running.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Sep 22, 2007
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    Leave it alone for awhile. It sometimes takes quite a few re-boots before they are "un-greyed".
     
    stallen, Sep 22, 2007
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  4. syxbit

    syxbit Notebook Evangelist

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    it's been about 15-20 reboots now

    oh, and i'm running in compatability mode, not AHCI, cause that's required for linux to install. does that mean i can't use turbo memory?
     
    syxbit, Sep 23, 2007
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    Yes it needs to be in AHCI mode. And it only works in Vista too, not Linux.
     
    michelkenny, Sep 23, 2007
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  6. syxbit

    syxbit Notebook Evangelist

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    right, i dual boot.
    I'm running Vista 32bit and Ubuntu (gutsy).
    that sucks!
     
    syxbit, Sep 23, 2007
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    you should have just spent some money on upgrading ram ...turbo doesn't do anything....very minimal difference
     
    eyecon82, Sep 24, 2007
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  8. syxbit

    syxbit Notebook Evangelist

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    upgrading ram?
    did you see my sig ?
     
    syxbit, Sep 25, 2007
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    is yours a 32 bit or 64 bit system?...b/c you can use up to 4gb with 64bit..that is why I asked...I have turbo mem..and it is not what it is advertised to be
     
    eyecon82, Sep 25, 2007
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    Now that I have it running smoothly, (at least no freezes for some days), I would say there is a noticable difference with turbo memory, mainly in launching applications. And I have 4GB of RAM.

    One thing to remember is that ReadyBoost uses 2:1 compression which effectively doubles the size of the memory it gets to use. I don't know if that is true of ReadyDrive. But that means that the 512MB ReadyBoost partition in Turbo Memory acts like 1GB, unless you already compress your hard drive too.
     
    zenpharaohs, Sep 25, 2007
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  11. eyecon82

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    so no further freezes/bsods after disabling abs? awesome...i had freezes and bsods even after not installing turbo mem drivers and having abs enabled...so it looks like abs is the root of the problem
     
    eyecon82, Sep 26, 2007
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