My suspicion is A: the USB Drive has mixed memory, enough FAST so it passes
the
ReadyBoost test and then does not function properly. B. indeed there is a
USB driver
problem or conflict. Many cheap drives do used mixed memory.
ReadyBoost Drives - Compatible
http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/readyboost/ http://www.activewin.com/reviews/har...adyboost.shtml
ReadyBoost Incompatible
http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/re...s=incompatible
"dennis@xxxxxx" <dennis@xxxxxx-ass.net> wrote in message
news:4D560326-7720-429E-88AF-FD3D1D660FC4@xxxxxx
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>
> "JohnRankin" wrote in message news:2007922131146johnandrew@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Same problem here, but I did not know the source was an SD card. I simply
>> found one of my 2 CPUs running at 100% and the cause ultimately was
>> ReadyBoost. Disabled it and things are again normal.
>>
>> May experiment by reenabling it, then inserting an SD card, but it sounds
>> like this problem is generic to Vista?
>>
>> I also have an iPod, SmartPhone, SD cards, and CompactFlash cards. Any
>> one of these may have been the trigger.
>>
>> Comptuer is HP Paviliion desktop d4790y wih Core 2 Duo / 2.4GHz.
>
> It sounds like its a problem with particular drivers and/or hardware to
> me.
> People report it working with SD cards on some machine but not on others..
> Vista is common but the drivers and hardware are not.
> Someone needs to compile a list of not working hardware and drivers to see
> if there is a common problem.