Ready Boost - Add memory to vista with no effort

if you have windows vista and a usb memory key, readyboost could speed up your pc's performance. Adding system memory (typically referred to as RAM) is often the best way to improve a PC's performance, since more memory means more applications are ready to run without accessing the hard drive. However, upgrading memory can be difficult and costly, and some machines have limited memory expansion capabilities, making it impossible to add RAM. Windows Vista introduces Windows ReadyBoost, a new concept in adding memory to a system. You can use non-volatile flash memory, such as that on a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive, to improve performance without having to add additional memory "under the hood It's easy to use Windows ReadyBoost. When a removable memory device such as a USB flash drive or a secure digital (SD) memory card is first inserted into a port, Windows Vista checks to see if its performance is fast enough to work with Windows ReadyBoost. If so, you are asked if you want to use this device to speed up system performance. You can choose to allocate part of a USB drive's memory to speed up performance and use the remainder to store files.

Heres how to make use of it


Step1

To make use of readyboost, you need 3 things: a PC running windows vista; a spare USB2 socket and a USB2 memory key with some free storage space. Take the USB memory key and insert it into the socket. if you have windows autoplay feature enabled, a dialogue box will appear. Select "Speed UP my computer". If this doesn't appear, fight click on the USM memory keys drive icon in windows explorer and choose properties. Now click the readyboost tab. Not all usb memory keys will work with readyboost- if yours doesn't work, new models marked 'enhanced for readyboost' as as little as £15.








Step2

Click to select the 'Use this device option' and then move the slider control left or right to indicate how much storage space readyboost should use to help speed up vista. note that vista does suggest an amound and unless you have good reason to change this, we'd stick with its recommendation. Click OK and readyboos is now working. to turn off readyboost, just follow this again, selecting 'Do not use this device' on the Readyboost tab.