How to use ready boost on window vista..Currently i am using vista business edition with P4 2.4, 1GB DDR 400 RAM, and nvidia F5500 256MB RAM.So i felt lag when running vista, when i plug in a 2GB pendrive and set to ready boost, it seems like din come out the expected effect, also lag in performance..Can tell me how exactly use ready boost?

ready boost don't actually boost your performance very much... it only helps a little bit..cannot see the effect also..better you upgrade ram than you can see the difference..

it depends on what kind of thumbdrive are you using. what is the R/W speed of your USB Thumbdrive? Do not expect a big boost if your thumbdrive is a normal one.

i use kingston U3 2.0 speed...Then any pendrive recommended that able to see the ready boost effect?

buying an extra ram is better..

Lol... that is the whole point of ReadyBoost - - not buying memory modules but 'trying' to get performance boost by using a flash drive.

Recommend ReadyBoost for those 1Gb and below memory only...

E.g, using a 2Gb ReadyBoost flash drive >

512Mb RAM - - definitely improves performance upto 50%
1Gb - - will see improvement in load times of apps
2Gb - - barely, but you 'might' notice...
4Gb - - forget it.

nowadays the money you spend on getting a thumbdrive is better spent on getting a memory module, dirt cheap

512Mb RAM - - definitely improves performance upto 50% ??

are u sure? why it is better than 4GB flash drive?

what he mean was you use readyboost with 512 RAM you will get a 50% improve in performance...

if you got 4GB ram there is no need to use ready boost already .. the ram itself is more then enough

oh.. i got 1 GB RAM already , then might not have more effect..
i see kingston come out 2 pendrive that suit for ready boost, that is DataTraveler 400 and DataTraveler HyperX ...does this will increase the pc performance? I not dare to buy, if there is no changes..RAM i must discard 1 of the 512, if buy more RAM.

to me i would recommend you to upgrade your pc specs in order to run vista smoothly ... it's better to stick with XP with your pc specs

heya, r u using benq notebook?

You know how ReadyBoost is used in the 'real world' ? Meaning, actual gamers / PC users ?

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System RAM : 512Mb / 1Gb
OS : Vista Basic / Premium no Aero
Games : Not too extensive 3D games / applications
ReadyBoost : 1Gb / 2Gb flash drive

When enabled, user will experience boost in performance in terms of load times. Or enable ReadyBoost and leave flash drive. When starting up Vista, user experiences improved load times.

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How is ReadyBoost being perceived

- User thinks get ReadyBoost flash drive, no need to buy more RAM
- Significant improvement in performance for systems above 1Gb RAM

i've tried ready boost b4...
one word...crap...haha
din notice any improve in speed or load time...
to me,it's just gimmicks...haha

Ready Boost actually improve something such as maximizing and minimizing the tabs....including the 3D Flip....but still..i think u shud consider in upgrading your RAM

This is off topic ...

anyway yes i am using BenQ S41H notebook

If you've got 1GB or more of RAM, you won't feel sh*t. Try with 256MB and ReadyBoost for 4GB and you tell me what happen.

2nd that..dat's the whole point of ready boost.. help the needys...

Memory always not enough :-p
Even I've 8GB RAM, I still keep 4GB CF as boost

Do you even feel any significant boost in performance because the significant difference in performing power is only when you've got 1GB or less of RAM? So I doubt adding 4GB of ReadyBoost to 8GB of RAM will make a big difference.