Flash as RAM?

I remember reading Vista has a feature to use Flash memory (ex. USB memory
stick) as (extra)RAM. I tried to find this feature in RC1 - USB attached but
no sign of it in Task Manager/Physical Memory.
Michael

first you must use the Motherboards direct USB 2.0 ports ( e.g. No
PCI-Addon-Card with USB-Extraports )

second : this feature is only available at some USB-thumbdrives.
If you plug a Readyboost-compatible USB-Flashdrive in, then Windows will
present the Autoplay-window which offers ( depends on what is on the stick )
:

* "Open files"
* "Play Mp3s" etc.. and
* "Speed up my system"

you can also do a rightclick on the USB-drive's icon and see under
properties the tab "ReadyBoost" - there you can see if this is an option or
not.

I have a 500MB Stick from LG that uses this technology, but another no-name
1GB-stick doesn't offer this.

My System (Duron 1800/ 512 DDR-RAM/Geforce 6200 AGP with Aero) is indeed a
bit faster than without the stick inserted, specially when running games I
feel it.

Also it depends on various factors : how much RAM has your System already
and how much space is on the stick.

So far these one have been tested :

ReadyBoost-compatible USB flash drives:
- 512MB Kungston U3 Datatraveler
-512MB LG Electronics "Silverline" Thumbdrive
- 1GB Verbatim Store'n'Go U3
- 2GB Verbatim Store'n'Go Pro
- 2GB Patriot Xporter XT
- 2GB Samsung Mighty Drive

ReadyBoost-incompatible USB flash drives:
- 1GB Corsair Voyager
- 1GB Corsair Readout
- 1GB PQI Cool Drive
- 8GB TrekStor

more info :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...rformance.mspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...14/576548.aspx
http://hwspirit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398

SBJ

"Michael" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:...
>I remember reading Vista has a feature to use Flash memory (ex. USB memory
>stick) as (extra)RAM. I tried to find this feature in RC1 - USB attached
>but no sign of it in Task Manager/Physical Memory.
> Michael

Sascha,
I have seen it posted before that you cannot use an USB 2.0 Add-On card
however I indeed am using one along with a supported flash drive and it
works great! Do you happen to know the reason for this claim that add-on
cards are not supported? I know that the *speed* of the flash drive has to
been fast enough in order to be supported but I don't see any reason why an
add-on card would eliminate it's support.
dotcom

"Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <> wrote in message
news:47C8BC17-93FB-42D3-87DF-...
> first you must use the Motherboards direct USB 2.0 ports ( e.g. No
> PCI-Addon-Card with USB-Extraports )
>
> second : this feature is only available at some USB-thumbdrives.
> If you plug a Readyboost-compatible USB-Flashdrive in, then Windows will
> present the Autoplay-window which offers ( depends on what is on the
> stick ) :
>
> * "Open files"
> * "Play Mp3s" etc.. and
> * "Speed up my system"
>
> you can also do a rightclick on the USB-drive's icon and see under
> properties the tab "ReadyBoost" - there you can see if this is an option
> or not.
>
> I have a 500MB Stick from LG that uses this technology, but another
> no-name 1GB-stick doesn't offer this.
>
> My System (Duron 1800/ 512 DDR-RAM/Geforce 6200 AGP with Aero) is indeed a
> bit faster than without the stick inserted, specially when running games I
> feel it.
>
> Also it depends on various factors : how much RAM has your System already
> and how much space is on the stick.
>
> So far these one have been tested :
>
> ReadyBoost-compatible USB flash drives:
> - 512MB Kungston U3 Datatraveler
> -512MB LG Electronics "Silverline" Thumbdrive
> - 1GB Verbatim Store'n'Go U3
> - 2GB Verbatim Store'n'Go Pro
> - 2GB Patriot Xporter XT
> - 2GB Samsung Mighty Drive
>
> ReadyBoost-incompatible USB flash drives:
> - 1GB Corsair Voyager
> - 1GB Corsair Readout
> - 1GB PQI Cool Drive
> - 8GB TrekStor
>
> more info :
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...rformance.mspx
> http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...14/576548.aspx
> http://hwspirit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398
>
> SBJ
>
> "Michael" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:...
>>I remember reading Vista has a feature to use Flash memory (ex. USB memory
>>stick) as (extra)RAM. I tried to find this feature in RC1 - USB attached
>>but no sign of it in Task Manager/Physical Memory.
>> Michael
>

Ok, if it is so than I will in future not claim this to be a fact.

On my own PC it is indeed not working on a PCI Card with Viachipset with 4 x
USB 2.0 Ports,
but on the Mainboards own Ports ( 6x USB 2.0 - also Viachipset )
That means I have 10 USB Ports total ( 2 on the front, 4 native ones on the
I/O shield and the 4 extraones ).

Also I have read that somewhere on the Web while searching for Vistas
special features

But alright then, as usual when new tech is aproaching - one is the lucky
guy, others have to struggle a bit .

### ########## The may we say so from now on :
###################
********* try ALL your USB2.0 ports out - if at least one of them enables
this or not. ********
################################################## ##########################

Happy crawling under your desks :-}

SBJ

"dotcom" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:...
> Sascha,
> I have seen it posted before that you cannot use an USB 2.0 Add-On card
> however I indeed am using one along with a supported flash drive and it
> works great! Do you happen to know the reason for this claim that add-on
> cards are not supported? I know that the *speed* of the flash drive has
> to been fast enough in order to be supported but I don't see any reason
> why an add-on card would eliminate it's support.
> dotcom
>
> "Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <> wrote in message
> news:47C8BC17-93FB-42D3-87DF-...
>> first you must use the Motherboards direct USB 2.0 ports ( e.g. No
>> PCI-Addon-Card with USB-Extraports )
>>
>> second : this feature is only available at some USB-thumbdrives.
>> If you plug a Readyboost-compatible USB-Flashdrive in, then Windows will
>> present the Autoplay-window which offers ( depends on what is on the
>> stick ) :
>>
>> * "Open files"
>> * "Play Mp3s" etc.. and
>> * "Speed up my system"
>>
>> you can also do a rightclick on the USB-drive's icon and see under
>> properties the tab "ReadyBoost" - there you can see if this is an option
>> or not.
>>
>> I have a 500MB Stick from LG that uses this technology, but another
>> no-name 1GB-stick doesn't offer this.
>>
>> My System (Duron 1800/ 512 DDR-RAM/Geforce 6200 AGP with Aero) is indeed
>> a bit faster than without the stick inserted, specially when running
>> games I feel it.
>>
>> Also it depends on various factors : how much RAM has your System already
>> and how much space is on the stick.
>>
>> So far these one have been tested :
>>
>> ReadyBoost-compatible USB flash drives:
>> - 512MB Kungston U3 Datatraveler
>> -512MB LG Electronics "Silverline" Thumbdrive
>> - 1GB Verbatim Store'n'Go U3
>> - 2GB Verbatim Store'n'Go Pro
>> - 2GB Patriot Xporter XT
>> - 2GB Samsung Mighty Drive
>>
>> ReadyBoost-incompatible USB flash drives:
>> - 1GB Corsair Voyager
>> - 1GB Corsair Readout
>> - 1GB PQI Cool Drive
>> - 8GB TrekStor
>>
>> more info :
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...rformance.mspx
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...14/576548.aspx
>> http://hwspirit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398
>>
>> SBJ
>>
>> "Michael" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:...
>>>I remember reading Vista has a feature to use Flash memory (ex. USB
>>>memory stick) as (extra)RAM. I tried to find this feature in RC1 - USB
>>>attached but no sign of it in Task Manager/Physical Memory.
>>> Michael
>>
>

It's not really RAM. It's alternative storage for the pagefile. You can use
a flash drive it its capacity and random I/O are fast to enough to justify
using it for that purpose. Some motherboard and hybrid hard drives will have
tha built in.


"Michael" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I remember reading Vista has a feature to use Flash memory (ex. USB memory
>stick) as (extra)RAM. I tried to find this feature in RC1 - USB attached
>but no sign of it in Task Manager/Physical Memory.
> Michael

Were do you look to see if Vista reconizes the ram? I chose "Speed up my
system" but don't see where it is using it. Task
manager/Performance/Physical Memory still shows the 1 gig of ram installed in
my laptop.

"dotcom" wrote:

> Sascha,
> I have seen it posted before that you cannot use an USB 2.0 Add-On card
> however I indeed am using one along with a supported flash drive and it
> works great! Do you happen to know the reason for this claim that add-on
> cards are not supported? I know that the *speed* of the flash drive has to
> been fast enough in order to be supported but I don't see any reason why an
> add-on card would eliminate it's support.
> dotcom
>
> "Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <> wrote in message
> news:47C8BC17-93FB-42D3-87DF-...
> > first you must use the Motherboards direct USB 2.0 ports ( e.g. No
> > PCI-Addon-Card with USB-Extraports )
> >
> > second : this feature is only available at some USB-thumbdrives.
> > If you plug a Readyboost-compatible USB-Flashdrive in, then Windows will
> > present the Autoplay-window which offers ( depends on what is on the
> > stick ) :
> >
> > * "Open files"
> > * "Play Mp3s" etc.. and
> > * "Speed up my system"
> >
> > you can also do a rightclick on the USB-drive's icon and see under
> > properties the tab "ReadyBoost" - there you can see if this is an option
> > or not.
> >
> > I have a 500MB Stick from LG that uses this technology, but another
> > no-name 1GB-stick doesn't offer this.
> >
> > My System (Duron 1800/ 512 DDR-RAM/Geforce 6200 AGP with Aero) is indeed a
> > bit faster than without the stick inserted, specially when running games I
> > feel it.
> >
> > Also it depends on various factors : how much RAM has your System already
> > and how much space is on the stick.
> >
> > So far these one have been tested :
> >
> > ReadyBoost-compatible USB flash drives:
> > - 512MB Kungston U3 Datatraveler
> > -512MB LG Electronics "Silverline" Thumbdrive
> > - 1GB Verbatim Store'n'Go U3
> > - 2GB Verbatim Store'n'Go Pro
> > - 2GB Patriot Xporter XT
> > - 2GB Samsung Mighty Drive
> >
> > ReadyBoost-incompatible USB flash drives:
> > - 1GB Corsair Voyager
> > - 1GB Corsair Readout
> > - 1GB PQI Cool Drive
> > - 8GB TrekStor
> >
> > more info :
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...rformance.mspx
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...14/576548.aspx
> > http://hwspirit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398
> >
> > SBJ
> >
> > "Michael" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > news:...
> >>I remember reading Vista has a feature to use Flash memory (ex. USB memory
> >>stick) as (extra)RAM. I tried to find this feature in RC1 - USB attached
> >>but no sign of it in Task Manager/Physical Memory.
> >> Michael
> >
>
>

Were do you look to see if Vista reconizes the ram? I chose "Speed up my
system" but don't see where it is using it. Task
manager/Performance/Physical Memory still shows the 1 gig of ram installed in
my laptop.

"dotcom" wrote:

> Sascha,
> I have seen it posted before that you cannot use an USB 2.0 Add-On card
> however I indeed am using one along with a supported flash drive and it
> works great! Do you happen to know the reason for this claim that add-on
> cards are not supported? I know that the *speed* of the flash drive has to
> been fast enough in order to be supported but I don't see any reason why an
> add-on card would eliminate it's support.
> dotcom
>
> "Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <> wrote in message
> news:47C8BC17-93FB-42D3-87DF-...
> > first you must use the Motherboards direct USB 2.0 ports ( e.g. No
> > PCI-Addon-Card with USB-Extraports )
> >
> > second : this feature is only available at some USB-thumbdrives.
> > If you plug a Readyboost-compatible USB-Flashdrive in, then Windows will
> > present the Autoplay-window which offers ( depends on what is on the
> > stick ) :
> >
> > * "Open files"
> > * "Play Mp3s" etc.. and
> > * "Speed up my system"
> >
> > you can also do a rightclick on the USB-drive's icon and see under
> > properties the tab "ReadyBoost" - there you can see if this is an option
> > or not.
> >
> > I have a 500MB Stick from LG that uses this technology, but another
> > no-name 1GB-stick doesn't offer this.
> >
> > My System (Duron 1800/ 512 DDR-RAM/Geforce 6200 AGP with Aero) is indeed a
> > bit faster than without the stick inserted, specially when running games I
> > feel it.
> >
> > Also it depends on various factors : how much RAM has your System already
> > and how much space is on the stick.
> >
> > So far these one have been tested :
> >
> > ReadyBoost-compatible USB flash drives:
> > - 512MB Kungston U3 Datatraveler
> > -512MB LG Electronics "Silverline" Thumbdrive
> > - 1GB Verbatim Store'n'Go U3
> > - 2GB Verbatim Store'n'Go Pro
> > - 2GB Patriot Xporter XT
> > - 2GB Samsung Mighty Drive
> >
> > ReadyBoost-incompatible USB flash drives:
> > - 1GB Corsair Voyager
> > - 1GB Corsair Readout
> > - 1GB PQI Cool Drive
> > - 8GB TrekStor
> >
> > more info :
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...rformance.mspx
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...14/576548.aspx
> > http://hwspirit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398
> >
> > SBJ
> >
> > "Michael" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > news:...
> >>I remember reading Vista has a feature to use Flash memory (ex. USB memory
> >>stick) as (extra)RAM. I tried to find this feature in RC1 - USB attached
> >>but no sign of it in Task Manager/Physical Memory.
> >> Michael
> >
>
>

Were do you look to see if Vista reconizes the ram? I chose "Speed up my
system" but don't see where it is using it. Task
manager/Performance/Physical Memory still shows the 1 gig of ram installed in
my laptop.

"dotcom" wrote:

> Sascha,
> I have seen it posted before that you cannot use an USB 2.0 Add-On card
> however I indeed am using one along with a supported flash drive and it
> works great! Do you happen to know the reason for this claim that add-on
> cards are not supported? I know that the *speed* of the flash drive has to
> been fast enough in order to be supported but I don't see any reason why an
> add-on card would eliminate it's support.
> dotcom
>
> "Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <> wrote in message
> news:47C8BC17-93FB-42D3-87DF-...
> > first you must use the Motherboards direct USB 2.0 ports ( e.g. No
> > PCI-Addon-Card with USB-Extraports )
> >
> > second : this feature is only available at some USB-thumbdrives.
> > If you plug a Readyboost-compatible USB-Flashdrive in, then Windows will
> > present the Autoplay-window which offers ( depends on what is on the
> > stick ) :
> >
> > * "Open files"
> > * "Play Mp3s" etc.. and
> > * "Speed up my system"
> >
> > you can also do a rightclick on the USB-drive's icon and see under
> > properties the tab "ReadyBoost" - there you can see if this is an option
> > or not.
> >
> > I have a 500MB Stick from LG that uses this technology, but another
> > no-name 1GB-stick doesn't offer this.
> >
> > My System (Duron 1800/ 512 DDR-RAM/Geforce 6200 AGP with Aero) is indeed a
> > bit faster than without the stick inserted, specially when running games I
> > feel it.
> >
> > Also it depends on various factors : how much RAM has your System already
> > and how much space is on the stick.
> >
> > So far these one have been tested :
> >
> > ReadyBoost-compatible USB flash drives:
> > - 512MB Kungston U3 Datatraveler
> > -512MB LG Electronics "Silverline" Thumbdrive
> > - 1GB Verbatim Store'n'Go U3
> > - 2GB Verbatim Store'n'Go Pro
> > - 2GB Patriot Xporter XT
> > - 2GB Samsung Mighty Drive
> >
> > ReadyBoost-incompatible USB flash drives:
> > - 1GB Corsair Voyager
> > - 1GB Corsair Readout
> > - 1GB PQI Cool Drive
> > - 8GB TrekStor
> >
> > more info :
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...rformance.mspx
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...14/576548.aspx
> > http://hwspirit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398
> >
> > SBJ
> >
> > "Michael" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > news:...
> >>I remember reading Vista has a feature to use Flash memory (ex. USB memory
> >>stick) as (extra)RAM. I tried to find this feature in RC1 - USB attached
> >>but no sign of it in Task Manager/Physical Memory.
> >> Michael
> >
>
>

Were do you look to see if Vista reconizes the ram? I chose "Speed up my
system" but don't see where it is using it. Task
manager/Performance/Physical Memory still shows the 1 gig of ram installed in
my laptop.

"dotcom" wrote:

> Sascha,
> I have seen it posted before that you cannot use an USB 2.0 Add-On card
> however I indeed am using one along with a supported flash drive and it
> works great! Do you happen to know the reason for this claim that add-on
> cards are not supported? I know that the *speed* of the flash drive has to
> been fast enough in order to be supported but I don't see any reason why an
> add-on card would eliminate it's support.
> dotcom
>
> "Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <> wrote in message
> news:47C8BC17-93FB-42D3-87DF-...
> > first you must use the Motherboards direct USB 2.0 ports ( e.g. No
> > PCI-Addon-Card with USB-Extraports )
> >
> > second : this feature is only available at some USB-thumbdrives.
> > If you plug a Readyboost-compatible USB-Flashdrive in, then Windows will
> > present the Autoplay-window which offers ( depends on what is on the
> > stick ) :
> >
> > * "Open files"
> > * "Play Mp3s" etc.. and
> > * "Speed up my system"
> >
> > you can also do a rightclick on the USB-drive's icon and see under
> > properties the tab "ReadyBoost" - there you can see if this is an option
> > or not.
> >
> > I have a 500MB Stick from LG that uses this technology, but another
> > no-name 1GB-stick doesn't offer this.
> >
> > My System (Duron 1800/ 512 DDR-RAM/Geforce 6200 AGP with Aero) is indeed a
> > bit faster than without the stick inserted, specially when running games I
> > feel it.
> >
> > Also it depends on various factors : how much RAM has your System already
> > and how much space is on the stick.
> >
> > So far these one have been tested :
> >
> > ReadyBoost-compatible USB flash drives:
> > - 512MB Kungston U3 Datatraveler
> > -512MB LG Electronics "Silverline" Thumbdrive
> > - 1GB Verbatim Store'n'Go U3
> > - 2GB Verbatim Store'n'Go Pro
> > - 2GB Patriot Xporter XT
> > - 2GB Samsung Mighty Drive
> >
> > ReadyBoost-incompatible USB flash drives:
> > - 1GB Corsair Voyager
> > - 1GB Corsair Readout
> > - 1GB PQI Cool Drive
> > - 8GB TrekStor
> >
> > more info :
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...rformance.mspx
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...14/576548.aspx
> > http://hwspirit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398
> >
> > SBJ
> >
> > "Michael" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > news:...
> >>I remember reading Vista has a feature to use Flash memory (ex. USB memory
> >>stick) as (extra)RAM. I tried to find this feature in RC1 - USB attached
> >>but no sign of it in Task Manager/Physical Memory.
> >> Michael
> >
>
>

Were do you look to see if Vista reconizes the ram? I chose "Speed up my
system" but don't see where it is using it. Task
manager/Performance/Physical Memory still shows the 1 gig of ram installed in
my laptop.

"Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" wrote:

> Ok, if it is so than I will in future not claim this to be a fact.
>
> On my own PC it is indeed not working on a PCI Card with Viachipset with 4 x
> USB 2.0 Ports,
> but on the Mainboards own Ports ( 6x USB 2.0 - also Viachipset )
> That means I have 10 USB Ports total ( 2 on the front, 4 native ones on the
> I/O shield and the 4 extraones ).
>
> Also I have read that somewhere on the Web while searching for Vistas
> special features
>
> But alright then, as usual when new tech is aproaching - one is the lucky
> guy, others have to struggle a bit .
>
> ### ########## The may we say so from now on :
> ###################
> ********* try ALL your USB2.0 ports out - if at least one of them enables
> this or not. ********
> ################################################## ##########################
>
> Happy crawling under your desks :-}
>
> SBJ
>
> "dotcom" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:...
> > Sascha,
> > I have seen it posted before that you cannot use an USB 2.0 Add-On card
> > however I indeed am using one along with a supported flash drive and it
> > works great! Do you happen to know the reason for this claim that add-on
> > cards are not supported? I know that the *speed* of the flash drive has
> > to been fast enough in order to be supported but I don't see any reason
> > why an add-on card would eliminate it's support.
> > dotcom
> >
> > "Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <> wrote in message
> > news:47C8BC17-93FB-42D3-87DF-...
> >> first you must use the Motherboards direct USB 2.0 ports ( e.g. No
> >> PCI-Addon-Card with USB-Extraports )
> >>
> >> second : this feature is only available at some USB-thumbdrives.
> >> If you plug a Readyboost-compatible USB-Flashdrive in, then Windows will
> >> present the Autoplay-window which offers ( depends on what is on the
> >> stick ) :
> >>
> >> * "Open files"
> >> * "Play Mp3s" etc.. and
> >> * "Speed up my system"
> >>
> >> you can also do a rightclick on the USB-drive's icon and see under
> >> properties the tab "ReadyBoost" - there you can see if this is an option
> >> or not.
> >>
> >> I have a 500MB Stick from LG that uses this technology, but another
> >> no-name 1GB-stick doesn't offer this.
> >>
> >> My System (Duron 1800/ 512 DDR-RAM/Geforce 6200 AGP with Aero) is indeed
> >> a bit faster than without the stick inserted, specially when running
> >> games I feel it.
> >>
> >> Also it depends on various factors : how much RAM has your System already
> >> and how much space is on the stick.
> >>
> >> So far these one have been tested :
> >>
> >> ReadyBoost-compatible USB flash drives:
> >> - 512MB Kungston U3 Datatraveler
> >> -512MB LG Electronics "Silverline" Thumbdrive
> >> - 1GB Verbatim Store'n'Go U3
> >> - 2GB Verbatim Store'n'Go Pro
> >> - 2GB Patriot Xporter XT
> >> - 2GB Samsung Mighty Drive
> >>
> >> ReadyBoost-incompatible USB flash drives:
> >> - 1GB Corsair Voyager
> >> - 1GB Corsair Readout
> >> - 1GB PQI Cool Drive
> >> - 8GB TrekStor
> >>
> >> more info :
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...rformance.mspx
> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/arch...14/576548.aspx
> >> http://hwspirit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398
> >>
> >> SBJ
> >>
> >> "Michael" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> >> news:...
> >>>I remember reading Vista has a feature to use Flash memory (ex. USB
> >>>memory stick) as (extra)RAM. I tried to find this feature in RC1 - USB
> >>>attached but no sign of it in Task Manager/Physical Memory.
> >>> Michael
> >>
> >
>
>