Readyboost not working with Patriot XT 8gb USB 2.0

I looked for a post about this topic here but i did not see one so if this is a repeat i apologize

I have a Patriot XT 8gb USB 2.0 Thumbdrive that i specifically bought to use Readyboost with but seemingly no matter what i do, Windows 7 says
'This device cannot be used for Readyboost'

I dont understand why though. The drive is sold as Readyboost compatible.
I have tried formatting the drive in both NTFS, Fat32 and exFat with no luck.
I checked that all of my USB ports are 2.0 and they are.

I am completely flumaxed with this issue so any help with this would be great.

not sure if this will help but try this link.

ReadyBoost - Setup and Use


scrooge

I have already looked at that. I get as far as step 2 and when i say Speed up my System is when i get the error message.

found this in that same post .

Hey folks. I didn't see anyone talking about it, but ya know Windows 7 now supports an 8GB RB drive. I am using superfast 8GB sticks on my desktops and an 8GB SDHC in my notebook's multi-drive permanently.

The trick is, they have to be formatted in exFAT to be used. If you use the little popup "Speed up my computer" wizard, you can't do it immediately or on the fly.\

First you have to say no to the prompt, then go to disk management and format the sucker in exFAT.

exFAT is pretty new, so not a lot about it out there, but essentially it is like FAT on steroids, but not NTFS.

Anyway, once formatted, pop it out and back in and take the wizard and enjoy your newfound resources.!

(I have a 4GB desktop and a notebook with 8GB RB and an 8GB desktop with 8GB RB. You can definitely feel the difference.)

scrooge

If you're still having problems getting Windows to use this USB stick with ReadyBoost, you might try using diskpart from a command prompt to completely wipe the stick, then create a new primary partition and format it.

It doesn't actually matter which filesystem you format it with, both exFAT and NTFS will work well. FAT32 will be too limiting as it allows files of at most 4GB in size.

USB sticks, and for that matter any kind of flash memory, can be slowed down by misaligned partitions or formats done with too small a cluster size. Judging from my personal experience, 16KB or 32KB clusters would be ideal.

If you need a step-by-step guide on how to use diskpart to create an aligned partition, let me know and I'll post the steps here (too tired atm). :)

thanks for the tips.
I will try these out and get back to you guys.
For the the formating to NTFS or exFAT, should I do a regular format or a quick format?

ready boost is a waste of time,

http://www.pcworld.com/article/13174...ant_boost.html

if you find yourself needing it and you cannot install more ram then it's ok but it's not something that is the end all answer to your slow computer