Hack: Use any USB for ReadyBoost
In Vista, there is this awesome feature - ReadyBoost. You can use nonvolatile flash memory devices, such as universal serial bus (USB) flash drives, to improve performance without having to add memory “under the hood.” The flash memory device serves as an additional memory cache—that is, memory that the computer can access much more quickly than it can access data on the hard disk drive.
Note: Edit registry at your own risk. It’s a risky business. As always, backup, backup, backup! I am not responsible for whatsoever that can happen if you try this!
However, not all USB flash drives are supported. In order for USB drive to be recognized, you can use the following reg hack.
1. Let Vista test it, and check the Do not Retest this device checkbox.
2. Unplug the device
3. Go to regedit
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\EMDMgmt
4. Find the key related to you device (the device vendor and name is in the key)
5. Change the follwing values:
Device Status 0×02
ReadSpeedKBs 0×1000
WriteSpeedKBs 0×1000
6. Plug the device, right click on it to open properties and enable cache.
And oh yeah, USB drive is used for ReadyBoost!
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