Boost system performance with ReadyBoost

Dear Friends,

In Windows7 and Vista, there is a feature called ReadyBoost which improves your system performance by using USB Drives. It works by using flash memory, a USB flash drive, SD card or any kind of portable flash mass storage system as a cache. Using ReadyBoost-capable flash memory for caching allows Windows7 and Vista to service random disk reads with performance that is typically 80-100 times faster than random reads from traditional hard drives.

  Note-

           

•        The removable media's capacity must be at least 256 MB (250 MB after formatting, Windows7 reports  in its Event Log a required minimum of 235 MB).

•   Windows7 allows up to eight devices for a maximum of 256 GB of additional memory with up  to 32 GB on a single storage device.

Steps-

Insert your USB flash drive, and if it meets certain performance benchmarks, Windows7 will ask you if you want to use it for ReadyBoost and recommend the size to reserve.

      

OR

     (1)   Insert your USB flash drive.

     (2)   Go to Computer 

     (3)   Now right click on USB drive.

     (4)   Go to Properties.

     

                    

     (5)   A menu will come up

     (6)   Click on ReadyBoost tab

     (7)   Now click radio button named Use this device.

     (8)   Click on Apply and OK.

{Note- I have a 4GB USB drive which has only 824 MB free space. So it is showing 
            742 MB availability for ReadyBoost function. If you have more free space on 
            USB drive then it will be better.

That’s all.

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