fluidmotion
New member
do u use ready boost?
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- MP Mini Netbook 110
- OS
- Win7 Starter 32 bits
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From Wikipedia, Readyboost "works by using flash memory, a USB flash drive, SD card, CompactFlash or any kind of portable flash mass storage system as a cache."
Given that the read/write access speed to these devices is hundreds of times smaller than the speed of your RAM, and that Windows 7 caches a lot, I'd say this technology for a desktop PC makes no sense. Adding more RAM is the best upgrade you can make to your PC (and any PC).
Given that the read/write access speed to these devices is hundreds of times smaller than the speed of your RAM, and that Windows 7 caches a lot, I'd say this technology for a desktop PC makes no sense. Adding more RAM is the best upgrade you can make to your PC (and any PC).
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional x64
noobvious
R.I.P. June 2nd 2014
On my netbook, that only has 1GB of RAM, with Windows 7 Home Premium, I do use a 4GB Class 10 SDHC card in my netbook's card slot, and it does help some. But I wouldn't use it on my desktop computer that has 4GB RAM.
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
- OS
- Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R
- Memory
- 2x 2GB OCZ DDR II SDRAM PC2-6400
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP 2009m(primary), Acer P191W
- Screen Resolution
- 1600x900, 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- Internal:WD Caviar Black 640GB 32MB cache 7200RPM
External:Samsung Story Station 1TB HDD desktop drive
500GB Toshiba portable drive
- PSU
- Antec Earthwatts EA500D
- Case
- Antec Sonata III
- Cooling
- 4 fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wave
- Mouse
- Logitech M-SBF90
- Internet Speed
- Slow due to home Wireless-G router
- Antivirus
- MSE, Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes
- Browser
- Chrome and Palemoon
- Other Info
- Laptop....Acer 5750Z-4835
15.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit LCD Display: (1366x768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio)
Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2.0GHz, 2MB L3 cache)
Windows® 7 Home Premium,500GB Hard Drive,4GB DDR3 RAM, Intel® HD Graphics,8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader,802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Chrome and Palemoon, MSE, Hitman Pro
kado897
R.I.P. Gary
Anything greater than 2GB of RAM doesn't benefit much from Ready Boost. I also found that Ready Boost slowed my shutdown considerably. Since I upgraded from 2 to 4GB I have not used it.
My Computer
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
- OS
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
- Motherboard
- Hewlett-Packard 1425
- Memory
- 8 GB DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel(R) HD Graphics
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Builtin
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
- Hard Drives
- 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
- Mouse
- Logitech Anywhere MX
- Internet Speed
- 152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
- Antivirus
- Norton 360
- Browser
- Chrome
DeaconFrost
married to bearballet
Usually, the line has been around 1 GB of memory. Anything less than 1 GB, and it can be beneficial with the right flash media. Anything more, and you likely won't see any difference. Once you get 2 GB, it becomes useless altogether.
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-2600
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
- Memory
- 12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GTX 470
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
- PSU
- OCZ ModStream 700W
- Case
- CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
- Cooling
- CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
kado897
R.I.P. Gary
I have to admit that when I had 2GB it was only a marginal effect. I found that some programs loaded more quickly after being used and the closed for a period with Readyboost than without.
My Computer
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
- OS
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
- Motherboard
- Hewlett-Packard 1425
- Memory
- 8 GB DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel(R) HD Graphics
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Builtin
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
- Hard Drives
- 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
- Mouse
- Logitech Anywhere MX
- Internet Speed
- 152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
- Antivirus
- Norton 360
- Browser
- Chrome
fluidmotion
New member
Can Ready boost work with external hard drive on this HP Mini netbook?
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- MP Mini Netbook 110
- OS
- Win7 Starter 32 bits
boogieboy
Mmmmeeeh!
never tried and new rams are cheap these days
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Self Built
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro
- CPU
- Core i5 9600K
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F Gaming
- Memory
- Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x 8GB (16GB) 3200MHz DDR4
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8GB
- Sound Card
- ASRock A-Style Purity Sound
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VX239H IPS
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2566GB M.2 NVMe | Patriot P210 512GB SSD | Seagate BarraCuda 4TB 5400RPM
- PSU
- Thermaltake Smart 600w RGB 80Plus
- Case
- NZXT H500 with 3x Corsair HD120 RGB w/Node Pro
- Cooling
- Cryorig H7
- Keyboard
- Corsair K70 RapidFire RGB (Cherry MX Speed)
- Mouse
- Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury
- Internet Speed
- 20MB Cable Broadband
- Browser
- Chrome
- Other Info
- Corsair MM300 Extended Anti-Fray Mouse Pad | Edifier C2 2.1ch Sound System | XBOX One S Controller | XBOX 360 Wireless Controller for Windows | APC SUA1000i Smart-UPS | PS4 Slim 500GB [Region 1 - USA]
kado897
R.I.P. Gary
Readyboost only works with US sticks and cards and then only if they are fast enough.
My Computer
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
- OS
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
- Motherboard
- Hewlett-Packard 1425
- Memory
- 8 GB DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel(R) HD Graphics
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Builtin
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
- Hard Drives
- 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
- Mouse
- Logitech Anywhere MX
- Internet Speed
- 152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
- Antivirus
- Norton 360
- Browser
- Chrome