Vista's+ReadyBoost


 * Vista's ReadyBoost**

The Windows Vista operating system has a new feature that is designed to give users a quick, simple and cheap way to boost the performance of their Vista powered PC. It is called **ReadyBoost** What is ReadyBoost? How does it work and how effective is it? Basically, ReadyBoost allows you to use a flash memory stick (flash drive) or SD card on your computer to store commonly used files so that you can access them much faster than off of your hard drive. Turning the ReadyBoost feature on could not be any easier. To do so, just plug a flash drive, SD card or whatever flash device you would like to use into your computer. You will then see this dialogue box pop up:-

Click the "**Speed up my system**" link and you will be taken to the ReadyBoost panel for the flash drive, which looks like this: -

Just select **Use this device** and then set the amount of space you want to use. Vista will then create what is essentially a paging file on that drive and you will then be able to use it for quicker access. This will only work with USB 2.0 devices or SD cards. The advantage of ReadyBoost is that it is much faster to cache to a USB drive than to your hard drive. That then speeds up your system and enhances its overall performance. For example, acting as a fast store for frequently accessed data, the average random 4K document read from a flash device is about ten times faster than accessing the same information from the hard drive.
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