| Computer speed is very important to consider when it | | | | to use must be adhered for ReadyBoost acceleration |
| comes to using a laptop computer for preparing | | | | which is one to three times the amount of random |
| documents, graphics, and other complex work. | | | | access memory (RAM) installed in your computer. For |
| Windows ReadyBoost can use storage space on | | | | instance, if your computer has 512 megabytes (MB) of |
| some removable media (anything used for information | | | | RAM and you plug in a 4 gigabyte (GB) USB flash |
| storage that is design to be easily inserted into and | | | | drive, setting aside from 512 MB to 1.5 GB of that drive |
| removed from a computer and portable device) | | | | will offer the best performance boost. |
| devices, such as Flash Drives, to speed up your laptop | | | | 1. Plug a flash drive or other removable media device |
| computer. | | | | into your computer. This should automatically open |
| The Autoplay dialog will offer you the option to speed | | | | AutoPlay. |
| up your laptop computer using Windows ReadyBosst | | | | If AutoPlay does not open, it might have been disabled. |
| whenever you insert a device with this capability. | | | | Troubleshoot AutoPlay problems. |
| Windows Ready Boost option gives you an | | | | 2. Under General Options, click Speed up my system. |
| opportunity to choose how much memory to use for | | | | This will display the Properties dialog box for your flash |
| this purpose. | | | | drive or other removable media device. |
| Some universal serial bus (USB) storage devices | | | | 3. Click the ReadyBoost tab, and then do one of the |
| contain both slow and fast flash memory, and | | | | following:o To turn ReadyBoost off, click Do not use |
| Windows can only use fast flash memory to speed up | | | | this device.o To turn ReadyBoost on, click Use this |
| your laptop computer. So if your device contains both | | | | device, and then move the slider to choose how much |
| slow and fast memory, keep in mind that you can only | | | | of the available space on your flash drive you want to |
| use the fast memory portion for this purpose. | | | | reserve for boosting your system speed. |
| To use Windows ReadyBoost to speed up your | | | | 4. Click OK. |
| laptop computer, a recommended amount of memory | | | | |