Solved Ready Boost - Mystery

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AndyF

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Hi...

I have 2 Dell XPS410 Computers, virtually identical except for an additional CD/DVD and Media Card Reader in one of them.

I converted the "first' Machine from Vista Enterprise to Win 7 Enterprise over a month ago and all things went well. I then converted the "second" machine from Vista Ultimate to Win 7 Ultimate this week, and lets say basically, its done (it was a long road...)

On the "first" machine I have max 4GB RAM, and a 64 GB flash drive running ReadyBoost, and there, all things went well and that machine works great.

But on the second machine I have an IDENTICAL flash drive (64 GB) and it wont run ReadyBoost saying the "performance" of the flash drive is not up to snuff. I tried putting in an 8 GB flash, and that runs ReadyBoost just fine.

So, can anyone shed some light on why IDENTICAL flash drives, in relatively IDENTICAL machines - and one runs, one does not. Is it the OS? Hardware? Any insights?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS410
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
Intel
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GEForce
Sound Card
Creative XB-fi
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic / Dell
Hard Drives
(2) WD 1 TB Sata
(1) WD 1 TB Usb External
Have you checked the flash drive that's in question on the first machine to test it and see if it works on that machine? Does the flash drive have anything on it? Does it have a lock on it?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
Memory
GSkill 4 X 2 GB PC 8500
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 6790 D
Sound Card
On board RealTek HD
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual monitors:Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
Screen Resolution
1600 X 900
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (primary)
Seagate Barracuda 2 X 320 GB
PSU
Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
Case
Thermaltake Overseer RX 1 full tower
Cooling
Core-Contact 92 mm CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Razor DeathAdder
Internet Speed
50/5 Mbps UL/DL
Other Info
Optical: Super Muliti DVD burner w/lightscribe, Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
Hi BassFisher,

Thanks for the reply. I am a bit ashamed to say "no", I didnt try swapping the flash drives - but I will do that today and see what happens. No, the flash drive has nothing on it - its empty. And no, it does not appear to be locked - that is, there is no lock on it, and I can read and write to it which I did test.

Let me try the swap idea and see what happens. Thanks very much for your help!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS410
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
Intel
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GEForce
Sound Card
Creative XB-fi
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic / Dell
Hard Drives
(2) WD 1 TB Sata
(1) WD 1 TB Usb External
Hi again BassFisher,

Well, your suggestion WAS the answer... I took the flash drive from the first machine and moved it to the second, and then took the one I was using in the second and put it in the first. BOTH worked! I now have 64GB flash drives in each machine and they both function just fine.

I feel kind of lame for not trying this before, but alls well that ends well and thanks are due to you, so...

Many thanks!

Andy
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS410
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
Intel
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GEForce
Sound Card
Creative XB-fi
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic / Dell
Hard Drives
(2) WD 1 TB Sata
(1) WD 1 TB Usb External
Hi,
I use a couple of 32 gb flash drives on my main systems for readyboost cache. I would recommend you use exfat to format them if you have not already as this very much improves performance.
Tony.:D
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bluethunder II
OS
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate and numerous virtual machines
CPU
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.2 GHz default
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
Memory
G Skill 32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1204MHz (11-13-13-31)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
Monitor(s) Displays
LG L227WTG x 3
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050 16:10
Hard Drives
238GB Samsung850 PRO SATA Disk Device (SSD)
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
PSU
Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
Case
Rocketfish Full Tower
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Push Pull 120mm Fans
Keyboard
Logitech K740
Mouse
Logitech G100S Laser LED + Logitech Gamepad F310
Internet Speed
500 mbs down and 30mbs up
Antivirus
Malwarebytes Pro & Avast and MSE on certain Virtual Machines
Browser
Firefox (Main) Chrome, Internet Explorer (Back Up)
Other Info
Logitech X 230 2.1 Stereo System and 5.1 Yamaha RX V2090
B&W DM6 Monitor Speakers + Center and Surround Speakers
Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
Tony...

Thanks for the reply. Can you tell my why exFat would be better than the Fat32 these flash drives came formatted in? I have them both working and I see a nice difference - will exFat increase the speed over Fat32?

Thanks!

Andy
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS410
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
Intel
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GEForce
Sound Card
Creative XB-fi
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic / Dell
Hard Drives
(2) WD 1 TB Sata
(1) WD 1 TB Usb External

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bluethunder II
OS
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate and numerous virtual machines
CPU
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.2 GHz default
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
Memory
G Skill 32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1204MHz (11-13-13-31)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
Monitor(s) Displays
LG L227WTG x 3
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050 16:10
Hard Drives
238GB Samsung850 PRO SATA Disk Device (SSD)
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
PSU
Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
Case
Rocketfish Full Tower
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Push Pull 120mm Fans
Keyboard
Logitech K740
Mouse
Logitech G100S Laser LED + Logitech Gamepad F310
Internet Speed
500 mbs down and 30mbs up
Antivirus
Malwarebytes Pro & Avast and MSE on certain Virtual Machines
Browser
Firefox (Main) Chrome, Internet Explorer (Back Up)
Other Info
Logitech X 230 2.1 Stereo System and 5.1 Yamaha RX V2090
B&W DM6 Monitor Speakers + Center and Surround Speakers
Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
Indiana,

Thanks for the advice and the link. OK, youve made a great case and I will reformat these babies with exFat.

Thanks very much for the tip and the reply!

Andy
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS410
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU
Intel
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GEForce
Sound Card
Creative XB-fi
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic / Dell
Hard Drives
(2) WD 1 TB Sata
(1) WD 1 TB Usb External
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