Vista Ready Boost

[Kornowski]

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]

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.

 

[Kornowski]

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

 

[Geoff]

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]

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

Any ways to see if I have USB 2.0 though?

 

[_simon_]

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

 

[Kornowski]

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]

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

 

[Kornowski]

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

 

[Geoff]

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.

 

[Kornowski]

I did, I've only tried one of the 4, I'll try the others...