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    Robson Turbo memory.

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by wenzu1989, Jul 9, 2008.

  1. wenzu1989

    wenzu1989 Notebook Geek

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    Hi, i have just formatted my laptop and i realised ( when configuring the bios) that the Turbo memory was not in use. Now i have enebled the Robson Chipset. However how do i know that the driver is installed ?

    I have tried to sarch from the device manager but i don't know what to search for :S
     
    wenzu1989, Jul 9, 2008
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  2. kadett2k8

    kadett2k8 Notebook Consultant

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    if there is no device with a ! by it, it sounds like it is already installed.
     
    kadett2k8, Jul 9, 2008
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  3. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    This thread is relevant.

    You should end up with another ~500MB device under disk drives and your HDD should have a non-volatile cache.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jul 9, 2008
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  4. wenzu1989

    wenzu1989 Notebook Geek

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    under the task manager .
    Untitled.jpg

    I have included a screenshot
     
    wenzu1989, Jul 10, 2008
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  5. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    I think the Turbo Memory is the PCI memory controller.

    Here is     another relevant thread.

    You will need AHCI and Robson enabled in the BIOS, but those should be OK unless you reset the BIOS. Otherwise works through the steps in that thread.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jul 10, 2008
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  6. Sprint

    Sprint DTR Super Mod

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    It might also be the Unknown device that you have in the device manager :)
     
    Sprint, Jul 10, 2008
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  7. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Robson doesn't really do anything. Almost completly useless (paraphrased from someone who works in Intel). It's better to just remove it from your computer (i removed mine).
     
    fabarati, Jul 10, 2008
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  8. Klas Klättermus

    Klas Klättermus Notebook Guru

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    TM makes my computer boot much faster. (Readydrive)
    The noticed gain of "Readyboost" is however none or very small.
     
    Klas Klättermus, Jul 30, 2008
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    Asbjørn Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it possible to boot from the device?
     
    Asbjørn, Jul 30, 2008
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