Hello,
I am using Vista 64 Home Premium with 8 gb ddr2 ram. I use an 8 gb flash
drive formatted NTSF. The Readyboost cash is limitted to 4090 bytes. Why?
Should I be able to use the full 8 gb?
--
Joel

yes, it is limited to 4GB.
read this ready boost definition

"Joel" <Joel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I am using Vista 64 Home Premium with 8 gb ddr2 ram. I use an 8 gb flash
> drive formatted NTSF. The Readyboost cash is limitted to 4090 bytes.
> Why?
> Should I be able to use the full 8 gb?
> --
> Joel

Readyboost is aimed at systems which have a 1gb or less RAM, so you are
wasting a flash drive using it to boost an 8gb system..


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I have 8gb ram, and can confirm that using 4gb ready drive DOES give a small boost that is most
noticeable when file managing (icons are there quicker) and browsing net with history and other
such stuff. As far as anything major goes, loading games, video rendering etc, very little if
any difference.
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> "Joel" <Joel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:8818BED4-B864-48E3-8C24-4D65B7B1F55D@xxxxxx

>> Hello,
>> I am using Vista 64 Home Premium with 8 gb ddr2 ram. I use an 8 gb flash
>> drive formatted NTSF. The Readyboost cash is limitted to 4090 bytes. Why?
>> Should I be able to use the full 8 gb?
>> --
>> Joel

>
>
> Readyboost is aimed at systems which have a 1gb or less RAM, so you are wasting a flash drive
> using it to boost an 8gb system..
>
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> How to construct a good post..
> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
> Mike's Window - My Blog..
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>
>
>
>

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Hello,
Thanks motarola2, Rick and Mike,
I believe there is a slight improvement opening programs. I was hoping to
follow the guidelines of 1 to 1.5 times the ram amount in you pc. So,
regardless of 32 or 64 bit operating systems, the 4gb limit is the same. Too
bad there is not a way around this limit.
--
Joel


"Rob" wrote:

> I have 8gb ram, and can confirm that using 4gb ready drive DOES give a small boost that is most
> noticeable when file managing (icons are there quicker) and browsing net with history and other
> such stuff. As far as anything major goes, loading games, video rendering etc, very little if
> any difference.
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx_mvps.com> wrote in message
> news:Od9sTjGAJHA.4616@xxxxxx

> > "Joel" <Joel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:8818BED4-B864-48E3-8C24-4D65B7B1F55D@xxxxxx

> >> Hello,
> >> I am using Vista 64 Home Premium with 8 gb ddr2 ram. I use an 8 gb flash
> >> drive formatted NTSF. The Readyboost cash is limitted to 4090 bytes. Why?
> >> Should I be able to use the full 8 gb?
> >> --
> >> Joel

> >
> >
> > Readyboost is aimed at systems which have a 1gb or less RAM, so you are wasting a flash drive
> > using it to boost an 8gb system..
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Hall - MVP
> > How to construct a good post..
> > http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
> > How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
> > Mike's Window - My Blog..
> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
> >
> >
> >
> >

>
>
>
> --
> Q9450 OC'd 3.8GHz
> 4x 2GB 1066Mhz RAM 1:1
> 9800GX2 1GB OC'd 680core/1060mem
> 1TB SpinPoint HDD
> 350GB secondary HDD
> 2x 22" HP w2207h
> TrackIR
> G15 keyboard
> Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
> MS ForceFeedBack 2 Joystick
>
>

i thouight so there was a limit on readyboost, i tryed a 4GB flash drive and would always disconnect like it didn't need it. Then i installed a 2GB and worked fine. unsure if it was the 4GB not working right but its a PNY Attache Optima Pro 4GB

So let me see if I'm reading this right. I have a 2 GB memory card. I have a 4 GB usb drive. There really isn't any point to me using the 4 GB usb drive as ReadyBoost?

"shortmantuff" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> So let me see if I'm reading this right. I have a 2 GB memory card. I
> have a 4 GB usb drive. There really isn't any point to me using the 4 GB
> usb drive as ReadyBoost?

I'm running a DNS server under Vista Ultimate. I have an 8GB OCZ dual
channel USB flash memory with 4GB devoted to ReadyBoost. The ReadyBoost
cache is a busy beaver since I published my DNS address. Without ReadyBoost,
the wear and tear on the 5400rpm hard drive would kill it.

I have 1GB memory and only about 55% is used. This magic is done on a 2.4GHz
Dell Inspiron 5100.

ReadyBoost implements a relational data base in flash memory. Flash memory
has zero seek time. Do the math.

On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 20:57:48 -0600, shortmantuff
<guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote:

>
>So let me see if I'm reading this right.

Reading WHAT right? How old is the post you are replying to??

>I have a 2 GB memory card. I have a 4 GB usb drive.
>There really isn't any point to me using the 4 GB
>usb drive as ReadyBoost?

If by "2 GB memory card" you mean you have 2GB of RAM, you've got it
right.

The post a long time ago says readyboost really isnt effective unless you have 1GB or less of RAM. And administrator, I'm sorry but I have no idea what you are saying. I'm not that tech savvy.