Re: ReadyBoost drive question.

It would not function like actual Ram added to the system. The Vista OS has a 4 Gig limit, and uses 'Virtual Memory' to add to that. ReadyBoost is a way to have very speedy virtual ram, unlike hard drive access for the same purpose.
Virtual Memory in Windows XP: http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php
ReadyBoost is simply a way to use 'flash ram' for virtual memory. (Some people hate it that flash ram can be written to only so many times, till it reverts to 'static ram' and cannot be re-written. This is a very large number of times)
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"Big Rick" <BigRick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:31C3AA88-CA0B-4E51-A57B-2000321D238F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello Stephan

Thanks, but this was not the info I required. I am simply trying to
understand how Vista works, and wanted to know if I understood this feature
correctly or not.

Please can you help further
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"Stephan Rose" wrote:

On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:08:01 -0700, Big Rick wrote:

> Hello Folks
>
> Please can someone verify this or not.
>
> If I were to purchase a 4 gig ReadyBoost enabled pen drive an plugged > it
> into my PC, Vista will look on this as 4 gig of internal working > memory.
>
> Or is it not that simple?
>
> Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in
> anticipation.

Here's an idea!! If you need 4 gigs of internal memory, why not get 4
gigs of internal memory!? Does that like somehow just make too much sense
or something?

DDR2-800 Memory Bandwidth: 6400MB/s peak
USB Flash Drive: 30MB/s peak

Want more RAM? Buy RAM.

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