Windows Readyboost was a new feature that Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista. Readyboost basically allows a user to add flash memory to a computer system running Windows Vista to increase the performance of the system. These flash memory devices act then as additional memory cache. It should be obvious that they do not come near [...]
Use any USB 2.0 Device for Readyboost in Vista
Readyboost is a disk caching system introduced in Windows Vista that relies on flash memory to boost system performance. The effect is not that noticeable but some users swear on it and I do not want to discuss the usefulness of Readyboost. The USB device has to meet some requirements before it can be used for Readyboost mainly that it needs to meet certain read speeds. Many older USB devices do not meet these requirements and refuse to be used as Readyboost devices in Windows Vista.
Activate ReadyBoost in Windows Vista
Readyboost is a new disk caching technique in Windows Vista which uses flash memory from flash devices to boost system performance. Caching system ressources for small, random I/Os in flash ram is faster than caching them on one of your hard drives which speeds up certain disk reads by the factor 8-10.
