Flash drive problem

Han Solo

Han Solo

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I can't seem to use my 4G flash drive to use for ready boost. It tells me that this device does not have the required performance characteristics.
 

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    Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L
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    Viewsonic E90f, Viewsonic VA1912WB
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    1600 x 1200
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    750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11, 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10, Maxtor DiamondMax 10, WD Caviar SE16
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Han Solo said:
I can't seem to use my 4G flash drive to use for ready boost. It tells me that this device does not have the required performance characteristics.
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That is probably the case. I am far from any expert on this topic but I understand not all flash disks are ReadyBoost capable. In fact, I just bought a 16GB flash drive and on the pack, it clearly said it was not ready for this feature.
 

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    Dell XPS720
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    Intel Quad Q6600 2.40GHz
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    Dell 0YU822, NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI SPP / SLI MCP
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    4GB DDR2 800MHz
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    Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 1024 MB GDDR5
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    Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
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Submarine said:
Han Solo said:
I can't seem to use my 4G flash drive to use for ready boost. It tells me that this device does not have the required performance characteristics.
Click to expand...

That is probably the case. I am far from any expert on this topic but I understand not all flash disks are ReadyBoost capable. In fact, I just bought a 16GB flash drive and on the pack, it clearly said it was not ready for this feature.
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The above answer is correct. I have a flash drive 2G, that will not work with ReadyBoost, yet another flash drive from the same company works with ReadyBoost (256MB). I did research and found that not all flash drives will work.
 
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    Dell XPS420
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    6 gig
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    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
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    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
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    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
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    640 gb
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    Fan
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    Dell USB
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    Dell USB 4 button optical
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    DSL provided by ATT
Han Solo said:
I can't seem to use my 4G flash drive to use for ready boost. It tells me that this device does not have the required performance characteristics.
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Some usb's aren't fast enough for readyboost infact if it's not fast enough and it gave you the option for it, it'll bottleneck your whole system.
 

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Actually I already fix it. What happened was that I deleted everything that was there and I didn't install the software that you get from the website. After that I was able to use it for ready boost.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2220 @ 2.20GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L
    Memory
    2.0GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic E90f, Viewsonic VA1912WB
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11, 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10, Maxtor DiamondMax 10, WD Caviar SE16
    Keyboard
    Logitech Y-RK49
    Internet Speed
    DSL
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