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    Readyboost issue

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by DarkMortar, Sep 21, 2007.

  1. DarkMortar

    DarkMortar Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I have 2GB of ram, and i just got a 1GB Memorex Mini Drive.
    Well when i try to use readyboost, i cant, it says it failed the speed test.
    Is that true?

    Because i think it might be because i didnt install the software that came with it, and i deleted it. So i might have t download the software so i can use it.

    Or does is it just lame and wont work?
     
    DarkMortar, Sep 21, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    The real question should be: "who cares". With 2GB of RAM, readyboost isn't going to do anything.
     
    Lithus, Sep 21, 2007
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  3. JesterX

    JesterX Notebook Consultant

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    What he said above! If it fails the test, then the flash drive doesn't have the performance needed for ReadyBoost.
    Dont bother with ReadyBoost. With 2GB of RAM, adding more "cache" will speed up application launch times only by a fraction of a second.
     
    JesterX, Sep 21, 2007
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  4. cvx5832

    cvx5832 Notebook Evangelist

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    For shiggles, format the flash drive to NTFS and see if it works.

    Regards,
    Paolo
     
    cvx5832, Sep 23, 2007
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