Thursday, April 11, 2013

How to Use a Removable Drive As RAM (Windows Vista and 7)

Is your computer/laptop slow? Windows has a Function called ReadyBoost which can let you use your USB drive to be used as cache to speed up your computer.

Steps

  1. 1
    Insert your removable drive and double click My Computer. (There must be over 1 GB free space.)
  2. 2
    Right click your drive and click Properties and then click the ReadyBoost Tab.

    • If it says it cannot be used click the retest button. You may have to format the drive to NTFS if it doesn't work.
  3. 3
    Click "Use this device" and move the slider to how much RAM to give the computer. Or click "Dedicate this device to ReadyBoost to use all (if available).

  4. 4
    Click Apply and OK.

  5. 5
    Your USB will now be storing unused RAM!

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