i need help with ready boost

[daniel and tasha]

yes can someone tell me how i can get ready boost to work. i have a 512mb
creative labs nano player pluged in , when i plug it in i click on speed up
my computer and all. but i see no tab for ready boost like i think there is
suppose to be.
what do i do can someone give me step by step instructions

 

[DevilsPGD]

Re: i need help with ready boost

In message <1147FD74-8622-4B9A-A289-400329DEF57F@microsoft.com> "daniel
and tasha" <dan_and_tash@comcast.net> wrote:

>yes can someone tell me how i can get ready boost to work. i have a 512mb
>creative labs nano player pluged in , when i plug it in i click on speed up
>my computer and all. but i see no tab for ready boost like i think there is
>suppose to be.
>what do i do can someone give me step by step instructions

That player likely doesn't have the performance to meet ReadyBoost's
needs.

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You can get more with a kind word and a 2x4 than just a kind word.

 

[David]

Re: i need help with ready boost

daniel and tasha wrote:
> yes can someone tell me how i can get ready boost to work. i have a
> 512mb creative labs nano player pluged in , when i plug it in i click on
> speed up my computer and all. but i see no tab for ready boost like i
> think there is suppose to be.
> what do i do can someone give me step by step instructions
try getting a 1 or 2 GB SD chip on sale. that way nothing sticks out of
your pc. i just got a 2GB Sandisk chip for $20 (on sale, of course)at
Office Depot (labor day weekend sale).

 

[Bit@m3]

Re: i need help with ready boost



"daniel and tasha" <dan_and_tash@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1147FD74-8622-4B9A-A289-400329DEF57F@microsoft.com...
> yes can someone tell me how i can get ready boost to work. i have a 512mb
> creative labs nano player pluged in , when i plug it in i click on speed
> up my computer and all. but i see no tab for ready boost like i think
> there is suppose to be.
> what do i do can someone give me step by step instructions

With the device plugged in to the usb port, find and right click on the usb
device in the Computer folder and select properties , then ReadyBoost.
Then check the "use this device" button and click apply. You may need to try
this 3 or 4 times, or it may not work at all, it will tell you here. But try
a few times before trying another USB device.
Look here for working device list:
http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/readyboost/

 

[jay22]

Re: i need help with ready boost


i have a strange problem with readyboost,when i click on the readyboost
tab it gives me no options to test my usb stick ? it just tells me: the
device is plugged into an unsupported interface? strange as im usb 2,
all of the usb sockets on my computer are ? any1 no why this is ? so i
dont know if my usb stick is good 4 readyboost


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jay22

 

[Victek]

Re: i need help with ready boost

> i have a strange problem with readyboost,when i click on the readyboost
> tab it gives me no options to test my usb stick ? it just tells me: the
> device is plugged into an unsupported interface? strange as im usb 2,
> all of the usb sockets on my computer are ? any1 no why this is ? so i
> dont know if my usb stick is good 4 readyboost
>

You troubleshoot by isolating variables. The variables are your USB key and
your USB ports. So, try your USB key in different USB ports on your
computer. If that doesn't make a difference try your USB key in a different
computer running Vista. Also, if you know someone using ReadyBoost you
could try his USB key on your computer.

It's possible that your ports are not compatible, your key is not
compatible, or both.

 

[Doug]

Re: i need help with ready boost


"Victek" <victek@xyz.com> wrote in message
news:eauFsAeQIHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> i have a strange problem with readyboost,when i click on the readyboost
>> tab it gives me no options to test my usb stick ? it just tells me: the
>> device is plugged into an unsupported interface? strange as im usb 2,
>> all of the usb sockets on my computer are ? any1 no why this is ? so i
>> dont know if my usb stick is good 4 readyboost
>>
>
> You troubleshoot by isolating variables. The variables are your USB key
> and your USB ports. So, try your USB key in different USB ports on your
> computer. If that doesn't make a difference try your USB key in a
> different computer running Vista. Also, if you know someone using
> ReadyBoost you could try his USB key on your computer.
>
> It's possible that your ports are not compatible, your key is not
> compatible, or both.

My own experience with readyboost (which seemed to be responsible for
trashing a 4GB memory flash drive after a couple of weeks) is that it
produces insignificant benefits and is quite flakey and altogether best
avoided. Save up and buy proper memory! However if you do use it, it is
probably as well to leave a small part of the flash drive as a separate
partition normal so that if things go wrong you can attempt to reformat the
flash drive. Perhaps I have just been unlucky or not given it a fair trial.
Is anyone delighted with it? - Doug

 

[spydah]

Re: i need help with ready boost


If you go into Windows Explorer, you should be able to right-click on
the drive letter. Select Properties. In the Properties window which
opens up, is there a Readyboost tab? There should be. If so, click on
it, and then nominate that you want to use this drive for Readyboost.


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spydah

Spydah

AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.20GHz
ASUS A8N_SLI SE
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Vista Home Premium X64

 

[Victek]

Re: I need help with ready boost

Re: I need help with ready boost

>>> i have a strange problem with readyboost,when i click on the readyboost
>>> tab it gives me no options to test my usb stick ? it just tells me: the
>>> device is plugged into an unsupported interface? strange as im usb 2,
>>> all of the usb sockets on my computer are ? any1 no why this is ? so i
>>> dont know if my usb stick is good 4 readyboost
>>>
>>
>> You troubleshoot by isolating variables. The variables are your USB key
>> and your USB ports. So, try your USB key in different USB ports on your
>> computer. If that doesn't make a difference try your USB key in a
>> different computer running Vista. Also, if you know someone using
>> ReadyBoost you could try his USB key on your computer.
>>
>> It's possible that your ports are not compatible, your key is not
>> compatible, or both.
>
> My own experience with readyboost (which seemed to be responsible for
> trashing a 4GB memory flash drive after a couple of weeks) is that it
> produces insignificant benefits and is quite flakey and altogether best
> avoided. Save up and buy proper memory! However if you do use it, it is
> probably as well to leave a small part of the flash drive as a separate
> partition normal so that if things go wrong you can attempt to reformat
> the flash drive. Perhaps I have just been unlucky or not given it a fair
> trial. Is anyone delighted with it? - Doug

From my experience I agree that there is little if any improvement in
performance. In fact there is initially a decrease in performance when the
OS first starts since populating the ReadyBoost cache is one more thing
needing cpu and disk time. Ram is so inexpensive now there's little point
in trying to find substitutes for it.

 

[spydah]

Re: i need help with ready boost


I must admit, even though setting up Readyboost was easy, I saw no
improvement when I added 2Gb to my 1Gb of system RAM.


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spydah

Spydah

AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.20GHz
ASUS A8N_SLI SE
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Vista Home Premium X64