Disable ReadyBoost While On Battery?
Aug 8, 2009
got a Lenovo X61t laptop/tablet with built-in SD card reader and I'm using the reader mainly with a 4G sdhc for readyboost. Often readyboost decides to reorder/refresh the cache with lots of SATA drive activity for 5 minutes or so. On AC this is fine. But it also happens on battery which is drains the battery faster. So is there any method (say, even some 3rd party prog) to conditionally tell readyboost not to refresh cache while on battery?
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Feb 7, 2010
I had an 8 gig stick I was using before and it was working fine. Unfortunately my nephew knocked over my laptop and bent the stick. I just purchased a new 16 gig stick and put it in but it doesn't seem to be working. The stick is readyboost capable but the light isn't flashing. Tried it on another computer and it worked there. When I bring up the properties and click the readyboost tab it is never enabled. I click enable and apply and it flashes for about 10 seconds and then nothing again. This happens everytime I open the preferences and also happens with the other stick I bought for my other computer.
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Apr 6, 2008
I have a laptop with Vista, 2 GB RAM. Should I expect a performance boost if I use ReadyBoost? I have a built-in memory card slot that I never use, and I wonder if I should buy a ReadyBoost-capable card, stick it in there and use it to boost my computer. I use Home Premium and 2 GB was recommended, but will 2 or 4 GB available for ReadyBoost
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Mar 23, 2008
I've just installed a USB flash memory drive that is capable of supporting ReadyBoost. After setting up the memdrive to use ready boost all it seems to do is sit there and blink it's little LED's heart out. Is this normal when using ReadyBoost or is there a problem here?? Aside from that, I don't see any changes or benefits to my system. Is there away to test/check to see if readyboost is functioning correctly??
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Jan 15, 2009
Is ready boost doing anything when I don't use it with a flash device, or can i just turn it off in the service manager. If yes, what does it do? And if there was a flash drive would it then still have other purposes.
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Mar 23, 2008
Vista Home Premium with 2GB memory DDM installed.
Desktop computer, 320GB hdd. Brand new.
Added a 2gb pen drive in an extra USB 2.0 port on back of computer which indicates when I look at drive (right click> properties> ready boost) that ready boost is activated, cache set at 1810 mb, the maximum suggested by ready boost.
Yet, in Vista welcome center, only 1.87 GB ram shows.
How can I evaluate Ready Boost pen drive's addition to computer performance?
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Mar 28, 2008
I use Vista Home Premium 32 and have a machine with 2 GB RAM. Will ReadyBoost do anything significant for me, or am I pretty squared away already? I'm considering getting a 2 or 4 GB USB drive for this purpose, but I wonder if it will essentially be a waste of money.
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Apr 9, 2008
Is there a certain size or speed that my flash drive needs to be to take advantage of ReadyBoost?
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May 7, 2008
I am using a 2GB SD card for ReadyBoost, and want to know what is the best format to use for quickest operation. I've tried FAT, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS, but don't see much difference (except for available space!)
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Mar 23, 2008
I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista Home Premium. I am attempting to use a Kingston Data Traveler thumb drive for readyboost. I do not get the "speed up system" page when I plug it in, nor do I have a readyboost tab when I click on properties for the drive. I have tried the thumb drive in another Vista machine and it works fine.
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Apr 3, 2008
Is there a list somewhere of makes of USB memory sticks that will work with Readyboost?
(I have two, but neither will work.)
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Mar 23, 2008
I've installed a couple of flash drives that are supposed to support ReadyBoost in Vista on a couple of my Vista computers, however I'm not seeing much on an increase in speed. I've looked at the Task Manager, but I'm not seeing any type of memory size increase either. How does this work? Would it be better to install more ram rather than this setup?
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Apr 1, 2008
I'm running Vista Business on a 2.4 GHz AMD LapTop machine, 2GB of RAM. Many of the operations are quite sticky when compared to the old XP machine with 1 GB memory. I was wondering if ReadyBoost would bring some speed-up to Vista. I have seen no speed increase with my current 2 GB USB Boost sticks. Then someone pointed me to this Tom's Hardware page there they have evaluated Ready boost. To me it looks like ReadyBoost would never give even to these guys more than 2..3 percent of speed increase. And in some cases ReadyBoost even made machines with low 1 GB memory slower than without ReadyBoost. Any comments on this Toms's Hardware test, do they runs these tests wrong? I did not find any Microsoft based ReadyBoost benchmarks or anything. Currently I am more of thinking to downgrade operationg system to XP. I will not invest more on another 2GB of true RAM memory upgrade (not a USB Boost) if it is uncertain if even that would speed up this laptop.
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May 16, 2008
I'm debating between spending $10-15 for a 150x 2gb SD card versus $20-25 dollars for a 233x 2 gb CF card for use with readyboost in Vista.
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Mar 23, 2008
I have a Dell Latitude D830 with 4Gb RAM. I also have a 4Gb USB drive that is ReadyBoost capatible. Most of the week, the laptop is 'docked' into a Dell docking station, and the USB drive is attached to a USB port on the back of this docking station. Once in a while, the laptop is removed from the docking station, maybe for an hour or two, and then inserted again. When this happens, Vista sometime does not seem to see the USB drive and the ReadyBoost file... I have right mouse click the drive, select ReadyBoost and tell it use this device for ReadyBoost.....
Other then clicking "Undock", is there anything I need to do to prepare Vista to undock from the docking station, and to see the USB drive after docking?
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Mar 23, 2008
Just sharing an experience. These ReadyBoost usb thumb drives seem to be a real hit and miss thing. I just bought a Patriot 16GB Xporter XTBoost usb thumb drive. I tried it on one computer running Vista Ultimate x64 and the machine just kept trying to find a driver for it but never succeeded in mounting it.
I tried it on another computer running VU x86 and it came right up and let me configure it for ReadyBoost. I then booted into a VU x64 installation on that same computer and it configured it for storage fine but failed it for ReadyBoost.
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Apr 4, 2007
Does anyone know if ReadyBoost will work with an SD flash card? If so, do you have any idea what the transfer speed needs to be? I don't want to make the purchase if there is no chance it will work.
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Jun 2, 2008
How to detect whether readyboost is active or not? I have a 2GB USB Sandisk with U3, it was once used for readyboost, but no more (at least, I don't want it to be). Apparently, because it has U3 on it, when the autoplay comes up one doesn't even see readyboost as an option under 'General Options'. However, if one does a 'properties' and navigates to the 'Readyboost' tab, it is always set as if it were being used - even though it doesn't appear like it actually is.
I have another USB flashdrive that I may occasionally use as a readyboost when working with large spreadsheets, databases or projects. BTW so far, I'm not seeing a big performance boost from readyboost. My understanding of may be flawed; but, I think all it does is cache to the USB stick, which is faster than the hard drive.
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Jul 2, 2009
i'm trying to figure out why Window's ReadyBoost isn't showing up in my Autoplay options. I have all the requirements, updates etc, and im using a microSD chip that should work with it. i have a friend with the same computer (Gateway p-7811fx) and he uses the exact same chip and it gives him the option.
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Oct 25, 2009
I needed a usb flash drive, so i thought i would order one that was compatable with vistas readyboost. I have been reading about about it breifly, and it seems to work for some people but not others, but i take it, thats going by everybodys machine is different, but doe's it generally work, like if you are using big resoruces like aero with transparancy, as i am not sure where the performance gains will be, or what you you can run before noticing any performance boost. just some general advice really or any tips.I have currently got 2gb of ram
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Feb 1, 2007
ReadyBoost helps your computer by giving it more high-speed memory. If your computer is running low on RAM then it has to kick a lot of applications out of high-speed physical memory to the paging file on your hard drive. This usually results in a big hit in performance and increased activity on your hard drive. ReadyBoost helps this situation by giving Windows an alternative to having to stick data into the slow paging file on your hard drive. Instead, ReadyBoost uses a USB storage device that is faster than a hard disk. This results in a performance boost because Windows will have a high speed alternative than using the slow paging file on your hard drive....
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Dec 22, 2009
I have downloaded a program called battery bar that shows how much energy is left. This has disabled the option to show the 'Power' meter in the taskbar. see pics below: i want the windows power meter back, but there is no uninstalling option in the battery bar file documents, or in add or remove programs. i have tried revo uninstaller (which also has no option to uninstall from main tab), tried hunter mode, pointed the target at the bar, and it says there is no uninstall program. I can't delete battery bar unless i recycle the battery bar file and its contents, which still leaves the windows power meter 'greyed' out.
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Mar 23, 2008
(My laptop is a Dell Inspiron E1505 w/ Windows Vista Ultimate)Vista states that no battery was detected, yet i have one inserted. I've tried pulling it out and putting it back in, even the BIOS settings detect no battery. When I remove the power cable, it still runs off battery, but the battery light turns red. Also, I am trying to upgrade my BIOS and as a requirement, you must have your computer connected to the battery AND to the charger
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Nov 27, 2009
i have just reinstalled a clean vista but vista saying. "No battery is detected "! even it was detected before installing it!
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Mar 22, 2009
I have just done a fresh install from the recovery partition in my Tohsiba X205 laptop. I have 4 GB of RAM installed, but I now see only 3 GB--and when I try to activate ReadyBoost, there is an error message telling me there is already a cache on another device in the system. Because of the sudden disappearance of 1 GB of memory, I suspect it has somehow been allocated to disk cach. How do I go about recovering that 1 GB and activating ReadyBoost.
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Apr 1, 2009
I'm going to be sitting on an airplane for too many hours. I'd like to watch some videos on the laptop and am wondering the best way to maximize battery life. Which uses the least power?
- Playing the DVD in the DVD drive
- Ripping the DVD to the hard drive and playing it from there (if I have enough free disk space)
- Ripping the DVD to an external hard drive and playing it from there
- Ripping the DVD to a big memory key and playing it from there
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Mar 23, 2008
I have HP NW8000 laptop running Vista Ultimate. I installed SP1 a few days ago. After the upgrade, the battery is not charging anymore. Right now it is completely drained out and it says 0% available plugged in, not charging. I uninstalled the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery drivers (there were two) from the Device Manager and install them again with scan for hardware changes. I tried unplugging and plugging the battery back but nothing helps. The can't get the battery to charge. What gives?
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May 3, 2009
I used to get ample warning before the battery became empty. Not so today. Where can I check for this sound setting? I searched under energy settings...
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Jul 7, 2008
I'm using windows vista on a notebook, and today I discovered that the icon that used to be in my notification area next to the clock, that showed me how much battery I had left is missing. I've tried looking through the control panel and other areas, and can't figure out how to get the icon back.
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Apr 19, 2008
I've baught a notebook pc. It has T8300 CPU, and Intel GMA 3100 Graphics. The battery has for cells and it says its capacity is 2400mAh. With Windows Vista x64, I did some normal tasks such as surfing the internet a little and some file copying, application installing. But the big problem is the battery life. After fully charged the battery, I could only use about 1 hour and half. I've searched the internet and found that the main culprit is the Aero interface. So, I guess, using Vista Basic when in battery mode, and Aero when in A.C. mode would be more reasonable. Manually changing between them in "Personalization -> Show classic..." is quite a task. Is there any easier way? How do you save battery?
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May 19, 2009
I'm running Windows Vista on a Gateway NX570X laptop. About a year after I bought it, it slid off the table and bent the connecter for the original AC adapter, so I bought a new adapter online. It's an off-brand adapter, but the voltage outputs and inputs are the same as my old adapter, and it charged the battery fine for about two months. Then the battery started charging halfway and then less and less until finally it reached 0% available (plugged in, not charging). Now, this still wasn't an immediate problem for me because my laptop is stationary most of the time; however, since last October the adapter has had to be plugged in at a certain angle or it won't power the laptop at all, and now it has taken to shutting off randomly or whenever the connecter is nudged. Highlights:
* Gateway NX570X laptop with Windows Vista
* Off-brand AC adapter worked for about two months before malfunctions began
* Battery life reads 0% available (plugged in, not charging)
* Adapter must be inserted into the laptop at just the right angle to turn it on
* Computer shuts down randomly, ranging between minutes, hours, and days after starting it up
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