"Paul Smith" wrote in message
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"William" wrote in message
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So if Readyboost doesn't have any effect on graphics as you say, how do
you explain the drop from 3.6 to 2.0 in the graphics WEI index?

I'd explain it as the system being under load when you ran the performance
test. From say caching data to the USB drive.

But without more information its hard to know exactly why.


I'd say it is more because the USB drive he had was low end but ready boost
capable and thus dragged performance down in total according to the ratings.

"William" wrote in message
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I figured the "Windows Experience Index" base score of 3.6 (graphics) was
somewhat on the low side, as all the other scores were closer to five. Then
I read a blurb about "Readybost" and my heart rate went up with the
excitement. I quickly slipped in a 2.0 GB Sandisk memory card, followed the
prompts then refreshed the WEI index to a surprise... WEI dropped from 3.6
to 2.0 and in the bargain, I lost the transparent windows switching Aero
feature completely (which I love).

I spent the better part of day trying to figure out how to get my
performance back to 3.6 and restore the use of Aero, but to no avail.
Restore, that's the key word here at this point. I wasted my time all day
and finally ran Windows Restore to put my computer back to it's original
state.

If anyone has had a similar experience or has used Readyboost
successfully, I'd appreciate hearing what you went through.

-WILLIAM

PS. My new Dell Inspiron E1705 notebook was configured with 2.0 GB RAM
from the factory. I should add that I am no stranger to the computer. I
have been in the industry for twenty years.


the only problem i am having is vista recognising that i got readyboost
flash drive though it does start flashing up on start up, but there is no
readyboost tab on the properties sheet, though since i have been through the
setup stage, am i correct in assuming that it is working and therefore
doesnt need a tab?

"Squibbly" wrote in message
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"William" wrote in message
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I figured the "Windows Experience Index" base score of 3.6 (graphics) was
somewhat on the low side, as all the other scores were closer to five.
Then I read a blurb about "Readybost" and my heart rate went up with the
excitement. I quickly slipped in a 2.0 GB Sandisk memory card, followed
the prompts then refreshed the WEI index to a surprise... WEI dropped from
3.6 to 2.0 and in the bargain, I lost the transparent windows switching
Aero feature completely (which I love).

I spent the better part of day trying to figure out how to get my
performance back to 3.6 and restore the use of Aero, but to no avail.
Restore, that's the key word here at this point. I wasted my time all day
and finally ran Windows Restore to put my computer back to it's original
state.

If anyone has had a similar experience or has used Readyboost
successfully, I'd appreciate hearing what you went through.

-WILLIAM

PS. My new Dell Inspiron E1705 notebook was configured with 2.0 GB RAM
from the factory. I should add that I am no stranger to the computer. I
have been in the industry for twenty years.


the only problem i am having is vista recognising that i got readyboost
flash drive though it does start flashing up on start up, but there is no
readyboost tab on the properties sheet, though since i have been through
the setup stage, am i correct in assuming that it is working and therefore
doesnt need a tab?

Squibbly: God only knows if it's working as there does not seem to be an
easy way to confirm it. In my case the Readyboost tab disappeared as well.
Run WEI to see if performance has improved as a result of Readyboost; this
might give you an indication. In my case, performance figures dropped, so I
uninstalled Readyboost. -William

"William" wrote in message
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"Squibbly" wrote in message
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"William" wrote in message
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I figured the "Windows Experience Index" base score of 3.6 (graphics) was
somewhat on the low side, as all the other scores were closer to five.
Then I read a blurb about "Readybost" and my heart rate went up with the
excitement. I quickly slipped in a 2.0 GB Sandisk memory card, followed
the prompts then refreshed the WEI index to a surprise... WEI dropped
from 3.6 to 2.0 and in the bargain, I lost the transparent windows
switching Aero feature completely (which I love).

I spent the better part of day trying to figure out how to get my
performance back to 3.6 and restore the use of Aero, but to no avail.
Restore, that's the key word here at this point. I wasted my time all
day and finally ran Windows Restore to put my computer back to it's
original state.

If anyone has had a similar experience or has used Readyboost
successfully, I'd appreciate hearing what you went through.

-WILLIAM

PS. My new Dell Inspiron E1705 notebook was configured with 2.0 GB RAM
from the factory. I should add that I am no stranger to the computer. I
have been in the industry for twenty years.


the only problem i am having is vista recognising that i got readyboost
flash drive though it does start flashing up on start up, but there is no
readyboost tab on the properties sheet, though since i have been through
the setup stage, am i correct in assuming that it is working and
therefore doesnt need a tab?

Squibbly: God only knows if it's working as there does not seem to be an
easy way to confirm it. In my case the Readyboost tab disappeared as well.
Run WEI to see if performance has improved as a result of Readyboost; this
might give you an indication. In my case, performance figures dropped, so
I uninstalled Readyboost. -William

my figures have stayed the same with 4.0 being the overall index, is that
fast or slow? or even inbetween,

"Squibbly" wrote in message
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"William" wrote in message
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"Squibbly" wrote in message
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"William" wrote in message
news I figured the "Windows Experience Index" base score of 3.6 (graphics)
was somewhat on the low side, as all the other scores were closer to
five. Then I read a blurb about "Readybost" and my heart rate went up
with the excitement. I quickly slipped in a 2.0 GB Sandisk memory card,
followed the prompts then refreshed the WEI index to a surprise... WEI
dropped from 3.6 to 2.0 and in the bargain, I lost the transparent
windows switching Aero feature completely (which I love).

I spent the better part of day trying to figure out how to get my
performance back to 3.6 and restore the use of Aero, but to no avail.
Restore, that's the key word here at this point. I wasted my time all
day and finally ran Windows Restore to put my computer back to it's
original state.

If anyone has had a similar experience or has used Readyboost
successfully, I'd appreciate hearing what you went through.

-WILLIAM

PS. My new Dell Inspiron E1705 notebook was configured with 2.0 GB RAM
from the factory. I should add that I am no stranger to the computer. I
have been in the industry for twenty years.


the only problem i am having is vista recognising that i got readyboost
flash drive though it does start flashing up on start up, but there is
no readyboost tab on the properties sheet, though since i have been
through the setup stage, am i correct in assuming that it is working and
therefore doesnt need a tab?

Squibbly: God only knows if it's working as there does not seem to be an
easy way to confirm it. In my case the Readyboost tab disappeared as
well. Run WEI to see if performance has improved as a result of
Readyboost; this might give you an indication. In my case, performance
figures dropped, so I uninstalled Readyboost. -William

my figures have stayed the same with 4.0 being the overall index, is that
fast or slow? or even inbetween,

Squibbly: If 4.0 is your WEI, then 4.0 is the lowest figure and an excellent
performance figure from what I understand. My system works very well and my
WEI is just 3.6
-William

the only problem i am having is vista recognising that i got readyboost
flash drive though it does start flashing up on start up, but there is no
readyboost tab on the properties sheet, though since i have been through
the setup stage, am i correct in assuming that it is working and therefore
doesnt need a tab?

The ReadyBoost tab on the properties sheet for the flash drive doesn't
disappear once ReadyBoost is running. I don't know why it did for you. To
see if ReadyBoost is running open the Reliability and Performance Monitor,
expand the Disk Section and sort by Writes. You should see writes by the
System PID 4 to drive letter:\Readyboost.sfcache where drive letter is the
letter for the drive where Readyboost is enabled.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

In message "Paul
Smith" wrote:

"William" wrote in message
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So if Readyboost doesn't have any effect on graphics as you say, how do
you explain the drop from 3.6 to 2.0 in the graphics WEI index?

I'd explain it as the system being under load when you ran the performance
test. From say caching data to the USB drive.

But without more information its hard to know exactly why.

I'd hazard a guess that the laptop has USB and graphics on the same chip
(likely a fat northbridge), and when ReadyBoost is running it drags down
the performance of the graphics (and likely other) components too as
ReadyBoost puts a fair amount of load on the USB chipset.
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