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Readyboost?!?

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bug pro

Pearl on Phone
I plugged in my USB device to the comp today, and just like always, the "what do you want to do?" window come up. Unlike past times, a special feuture came up. "Start windows readyboost." It sounds like something RAM memory up-speed, but what is it and how does it work? Will it (for instance) make my comp avaiable to play steam games? Or other high-quality games? Or will it just speed up the startup?
Help appreciated.
 
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GetOutOfBox

Original Series Fan
Readyboost basically uses removeable memory drives to "cache" data in-use for a program when sufficient RAM is not available. The reason behind this is that hard drives typically have very slow access times, so ideally data is placed in RAM when an application needs it. If insufficient RAM is available, said data is cached in the "page-file", which is on the harddrive. Due to the earlier mentioned slow read speeds of hard drives, this can cause slowdowns.

Removeable storage drives usually use Flash memory to store data. Flash memory is typically much faster than hard drive memory, because it does not involve mechanical parts and is entirely electronic. Due to the faster read speeds of Flash memory, it makes it more ideal to use as a cache than a hard drive. So Readyboost allows a system to utilize flash drives for this purpose.
 
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bug pro

Pearl on Phone
So it makes some things go faster and some things slower?
Translate that to "dummy" language please.
 
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GetOutOfBox

Original Series Fan
bug pro said:
So it makes some things go faster and some things slower?
Translate that to "dummy" language please.
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If your system doesn't have a lot of RAM (under 1GB) it can make a big improvement in some areas of performance, but only if the drive itself is suitable for Readyboost. Some USB drives (usually cheap or old ones) are too slow to make an improvement in performance.

Keep in mind that in order to use a drive for Readyboost, the drive is completely erased, and you cannot store data on it unless you decide to stop using it for Readyboost. USB drives will also have a much lower lifespan when used as Readyboost drives, as the frequent data writes wears them down really fast.
 
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