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Ready Boost missing in action?
What USB stick brand is it?
-- Byron Hinson ActiveWin Windows Site: http://www.activewin.com "Programatix" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm installed Vista on my laptop (no driver for the smart battery, so Vista does not recognize it as a mobile PC). Anyway, I found out that after several times of hibernate and suspend, Ready Boost will suddenly stop working. When this happens, the Property box of the drive, the Ready Boost tab will be missing. Attempting to stop the Ready Boost service will make Ready Boost to be in "stopping" condition infinitely. The only way to solve this is to restart Vista. Any idea? |
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Ready Boost missing in action?
"MICHAEL" wrote in message ... "Victek" wrote in message ... "MICHAEL" wrote in message ... "Ken Gardner" wrote in message ... "MICHAEL" : The easiest way I've found to get ReadyBoost working again- right click your device and format it- either FAT or FAT32. After the format, you may have to click "Test Again" a couple of times. Why FAT or FAT32? I formatted mine with NTFS and it is working fine. Typically, on USB flash drives, FAT is the default format. On small drives, many say that FAT is a bit faster than NTFS. If it is working for you, don't "fix" it. :-) -Michael What do you think about the amount or ram that Windows Vista recommends for ReadyBoost? I'm not exactly sure what you mean. ReadyBoost is not RAM. If you have over 1GB of RAM, you will not see much of an increase in performance using ReadyBoost. I plugged in a 1gb flash drive and "Windows recommends using 880mgs for optimal performance." Why not use the whole stick? And by the way, where is the "test" option? I don't see it on the ReadyBoost properties tab. The recommendation is just that. You can use the slider to adjust it so that it uses more. That recommendation is basically saying, use at least 880MB for optimal performance. But, you can use more. If your device is already being used for ReadyBoost, the "Test Again" will not be there. Thanks for the reply. I should have said "flash memory" instead of RAM, which I realize was confusing. Regarding the recommended amount of "flash memory" for ReadyBoost, I was wondering if assigning more than the recommended amount might actually be less efficient for some reason. You may be correct in your interpretation of the recommendation, but it doesn't say "at least". It's not clear why Windows recommends less than 100% of the flash drive if 100% would in fact be optimal. |
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Ready Boost missing in action?
Hello Programatix,
By chance have you read Vista's Help and Support Files in respect to ReadyBoost? All the sincere questions that you asked, the answers are entirely provided as; "Using memory in your storage device to speed up your computer" If you were to use a 4 Gig USB Flash for ReadyBoost, the total allowed memory cache would be 1.5 Gig from that 4 Gig Flash Media. Question: Have you consulted Ms. Dewey for advice, at: www.msdewey.com ?? Ms. Dewey is incredibly awesome, and very informative. -- Windows Vista Become Part of The Legacy! "Programatix" wrote: Hi, I'm installed Vista on my laptop (no driver for the smart battery, so Vista does not recognize it as a mobile PC). Anyway, I found out that after several times of hibernate and suspend, Ready Boost will suddenly stop working. When this happens, the Property box of the drive, the Ready Boost tab will be missing. Attempting to stop the Ready Boost service will make Ready Boost to be in "stopping" condition infinitely. The only way to solve this is to restart Vista. Any idea? |
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Ready Boost missing in action?
"MICHAEL" wrote:
Typically, on USB flash drives, FAT is the default format. On small drives, many say that FAT is a bit faster than NTFS. If it is working for you, don't "fix" it. :-) I have an Apacer 2GB Handy Steno. And no, there isn't a damn thing wrong with it. Ken |
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Ready Boost missing in action?
"Jonathan Schwartz 2"
wrote: .... Question: Have you consulted Ms. Dewey for advice, at: www.msdewey.com ?? Ms. Dewey is incredibly awesome, and very informative. Yes, I asked Ms Dewey for advice - a charming lady who is puzzled, too, by RAM and Flash Memory;-) Very nice entertainment, indeed! rOy |
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Ready Boost missing in action?
Gee, I didn't mean to insult.. but you mentioned "Did you restart the
ReadyBoost service?"... that mean, stop and start the service... Anyway, no matter what I do, I'm still having this problem. Sigh... Thanks for your help. "MICHAEL" wrote in message ... Okay- I didn't say anything about stopping the service. I'll take your statement to mean it is still trying to stop the service- it's hung/frozen. You need to reboot. Make sure the ReadyBoost service is on Automatic. Restart your computer. Now try some of the suggestions again. -Michael "Programatix" wrote in message ... Well, as I said in the first post, stopping the service will put it in the infinite stopping condition. By the way, this does not happen to my other machine. "MICHAEL" wrote in message ... Did you restart the ReadyBoost service? Pull the drive out and stick it back in. I'll leave my general copy and paste reply below, for a little more info. ------------------------------------------------ ReadyBoost can be a tricky thing to get working on some flash drives, and a lot of flash drives just aren't fast enough for ReadyBoost. Try this first; Go into Device ManagerDisk Drives Find your flash drive. Double click it. Policies tab. Make sure "Optimize for performance" is checked. Test again. Sometimes even formatting the drive can do the trick. Either FAT or FAT32. Make sure it's not plugged into a USB hub. Or, try plugging it into another slot. ReadyBoost - Using Your USB Key to Speed Up Windows Vista http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...14/576548.aspx "Programatix" wrote in message ... Well, the Ready Boost tab is missing... so can't really click the Test button anyway. Sigh... anyway, I have 1.2GB of RAM. "MICHAEL" wrote in message ... "Programatix" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm installed Vista on my laptop (no driver for the smart battery, so Vista does not recognize it as a mobile PC). Anyway, I found out that after several times of hibernate and suspend, Ready Boost will suddenly stop working. When this happens, the Property box of the drive, the Ready Boost tab will be missing. Attempting to stop the Ready Boost service will make Ready Boost to be in "stopping" condition infinitely. The only way to solve this is to restart Vista. Any idea? I have seen the same behavior after Vista recovers from Sleep. It's not all the time, but enough to be aggravating. I really don't need ReadyBoost, I have 2GB RAM. But, I do find it helps a bit when I'm running a virtual machine. Typically, if you have over 1GB RAM, you will not notice any performance increase using ReadyBoost. The easiest way I've found to get ReadyBoost working again- right click your device and format it- either FAT or FAT32. After the format, you may have to click "Test Again" a couple of times. Take care, Michael |
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