Vista - Am I supposed to see more ram with a readboost drive inserted?

My 4gig flash drive plugged and played and readyboost is running correctly I
believe. However on the performance meter it still says I have 1 gig of Ram.
Am I supposed to see this additional ram here or not?
thanks..
jf

"jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Am I supposed to see this additional ram here or not?
> thanks..

No.

Think of ReadyBoost as swap file on steroids.

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Alexander Suhovey

So which would be better another ram chip or a flash drive? My memory meter
is always pegged to the red, the system runs pretty good, but should I put
more memory in? Would it run better?
jf



"Alexander Suhovey" wrote:

> "jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0D90EF2C-4422-41F8-A6A2-9EBC2A738B86@microsoft.com...
> > Am I supposed to see this additional ram here or not?
> > thanks..
>
> No.
>
> Think of ReadyBoost as swap file on steroids.
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey
>

"jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> So which would be better another ram chip or a flash drive?

Of course RAM, no doubt about it.

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No!

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"jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My 4gig flash drive plugged and played and readyboost is running correctly
> I
> believe. However on the performance meter it still says I have 1 gig of
> Ram.
> Am I supposed to see this additional ram here or not?
> thanks..
> jf
>

It it hard to determine if ReadyBoost is actually running. Vista reports the
service "Started" even when it is not performing its function.

"jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0D90EF2C-4422-41F8-A6A2-9EBC2A738B86@microsoft.com...
> My 4gig flash drive plugged and played and readyboost is running correctly
> I
> believe. However on the performance meter it still says I have 1 gig of
> Ram.
> Am I supposed to see this additional ram here or not?
> thanks..
> jf
>

ReadyBoost simply acts as a 'faster' swap file, you certainly won't see any
increase in RAM. Performance increases, and these will only be slight,
appear overtime not immediately. Personally if you have 1GB of RAM i would
consider adding extra RAM rather than using readyboost. Readyboost is more
suitable for those who have only 512MB RAM.

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"jimmy fallon" <jimmyfallon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My 4gig flash drive plugged and played and readyboost is running correctly
> I
> believe. However on the performance meter it still says I have 1 gig of
> Ram.
> Am I supposed to see this additional ram here or not?
> thanks..
> jf
>

No, using Windows ReadyBoost is not the same thing as adding more system memory.
Windows ReadyBoost can improve system performance because it can retrieve data kept
on the flash memory more quickly than it can retrieve data kept on the hard disk, decreasing
the time you need to wait for your PC to respond.

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Microsoft MVP
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"jimmy fallon" wrote:

My 4gig flash drive plugged and played and readyboost is running correctly I
believe. However on the performance meter it still says I have 1 gig of Ram.
Am I supposed to see this additional ram here or not?
thanks..
jf

Jimmy,

When using a 4 Gig Flash Media for ReadyBoost to the increase memory cache
(casually referred to as RAM) when manually configured for using the maximum
media storage, the 4 Gig Flash Media provides an increase of 1.5 Gig memory
cache (casually referred to as RAM).

As previously shared within other Post in this Thread, machines that use 512
(stick) RAM realize the greatest performance enhancements; machines using 2.0
Gig (stick) RAM realize less performance enhancements, reference below
paragraph.

Speed up your PC’s performance.
Windows Vista introduces a new concept for adding additional performance to
a running system. Windows ReadyBoostâ„¢ lets people use flash memory on a USB
2.0 drive, SD Card, Compact Flash, or other memory form factor to provide
additional memory cache—memory that the computer can access much more quickly
than it can access data on the hard drive. Insert a USB 2.0 memory drive with
at least 512 MB capacity. When prompted, click use this device to speed up my
computer.

For additional information, visit the below URL for Windows Vista Top Ten
Tips & Tricks:
http://www.windowsvistatnt.com/

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"jimmy fallon" wrote:

> My 4gig flash drive plugged and played and readyboost is running correctly I
> believe. However on the performance meter it still says I have 1 gig of Ram.
> Am I supposed to see this additional ram here or not?
> thanks..
> jf
>