Vista Ready Boost

Kornowski · 02-07-2007, 02:33 PM

Hey,

I was wondering if Vista's ready boost actually equates to more RAM... Say I bought a 2GB flash drive and stuck it in, would I have 2GB more RAM?

Also, How do I find out if I have USB 2.0 ports?

Thanks

DrCuddles · 02-07-2007, 02:45 PM

I would have thought that the avaliable USB 2.0 ports would have been mentioned in Device Manager, but i was wrong, i cant see anything of it in there, i cant think of anything else.

Kornowski · 02-07-2007, 02:46 PM

I know, I've looked there already...

[-0MEGA-] · 02-07-2007, 03:23 PM

It doesnt account towards physical RAM, but it takes some of the load away from the physical RAM and Page File.

When you stick the flash drive in, Vista will pop up and ask if you want to speed up your system, if it lets you, then you have USB 2.0 and a compatible flash drive.

Kornowski · 02-07-2007, 03:27 PM

I don't actually have Vista I just wanted to know...

Any ways to see if I have USB 2.0 though?

_simon_ · 02-07-2007, 03:52 PM

Assuming you are talking about the board in your sig then yes you have USB 2.0

Kornowski · 02-07-2007, 04:11 PM

Yeah, But when I plug my USB in it says that it'll perform faster in a USB 2.0 or does it allways so that? Thanks

StrangleHold · 02-07-2007, 04:16 PM

In your device manager under USB does it say something like Enhanched USB host controller and Root hub 2.0

Kornowski · 02-07-2007, 04:39 PM

Nope, there isn't anything... it only says standard USB?

[-0MEGA-] · 02-07-2007, 04:58 PM

On older motherboards sometimes only a few USB ports are USB 2.0, while the others are usually 1.1. Try plugging in your flash drive to the ports on the rear, and see if that makes a difference.

02-07-2007, 02:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,808	Vista Ready Boost Hey, I was wondering if Vista's ready boost actually equates to more RAM... Say I bought a 2GB flash drive and stuck it in, would I have 2GB more RAM? Also, How do I find out if I have USB 2.0 ports? Thanks __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

02-07-2007, 02:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrCuddles Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 707	Computer> Manage I would have thought that the avaliable USB 2.0 ports would have been mentioned in Device Manager, but i was wrong, i cant see anything of it in there, i cant think of anything else.

02-07-2007, 02:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,808	I know, I've looked there already... __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

02-07-2007, 03:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	It doesnt account towards physical RAM, but it takes some of the load away from the physical RAM and Page File. When you stick the flash drive in, Vista will pop up and ask if you want to speed up your system, if it lets you, then you have USB 2.0 and a compatible flash drive. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

02-07-2007, 03:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,808	I don't actually have Vista I just wanted to know... Any ways to see if I have USB 2.0 though? __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

02-07-2007, 03:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
_simon_ Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 969	Assuming you are talking about the board in your sig then yes you have USB 2.0

02-07-2007, 04:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,808	Yeah, But when I plug my USB in it says that it'll perform faster in a USB 2.0 or does it allways so that? Thanks __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

02-07-2007, 04:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,513	In your device manager under USB does it say something like Enhanched USB host controller and Root hub 2.0 __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600-3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066-944mhz. 4gbs. PNY 8800GT/VD964 Cooler W/D Sata 3.0 500gb RE2 Humans are curious creatures and by nature insane. Lock us all in a room together and within hours we're dividing into groups, creating Gods and plotting on how to kill one another.

02-07-2007, 04:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,808	Nope, there isn't anything... it only says standard USB? __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

02-07-2007, 04:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	On older motherboards sometimes only a few USB ports are USB 2.0, while the others are usually 1.1. Try plugging in your flash drive to the ports on the rear, and see if that makes a difference. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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