Post: Upgrade RAM using a USB flashdrive
02-12-2011, 07:14 PM #1
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How to Upgrade Your RAM Using a USB Flashdrive

Upgrading your RAM will make your computer run more efficiently. Games, internet browsing and application speeds will increase.

1.) Plug your flash drive into one of the USB ports. Make sure you have no important files saved to the flash drive. The higher the memory on the flash drive, the more RAM you can add to you computer, however, certain computers can only use so much.

2.) Click Start > Computer > Right Click your flash drive > Properties



3.) Go to the Ready Boost tab and check the "Use this device." box. Now drag the slider all the way to the right, so you can use your flash drive to it's full potential. Click apply then Ok.


As you can see I have added 1902 megabytes of RAM, which is almost 2 Gigs.

4.) Now just to check if everything worked open up your flash drive and you should have a ReadyBoost file located inside of it.



And there you go your computer should now run more smoothly! Remember the more RAM you add the more of a difference you should see in performance.

Some IMPORTANT Things:
-The RAM added will not show up in your installed memory because it is "Virtual memory".
-Do not unplug your flashdrive while your computer is on, turn off before unplugging. Computer may crash if unplugged while computer is on.
-You can use as many flashdrives as you have USB ports.
-I recommend changing the name of you flashdrive to something involving "RAM" so you don't save any files to it.


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The following 13 users say thank you to Toon_Squad for this useful post:

-Bane-, 0B4M4, Agent Wolf, Booshykins, dunczzzz, El Violador, FaTbOyOnAbiKe, gamer89117, i_luxx_i, mattlrich, Post Count, TheMagicPancake, xxzero26xx
02-21-2011, 05:46 PM #47
hey can anyone help me Sad Awesome
02-21-2011, 07:42 PM #48
Done this before but what I've found is that this is effective but puts the computer at an extremely high risk level. Very informative. Thank you. +Thanks
02-21-2011, 11:09 PM #49
Originally posted by mattlrich View Post
Done this before but what I've found is that this is effective but puts the computer at an extremely high risk level. Very informative. Thank you. +Thanks


No problem lol anytime :P
02-21-2011, 11:16 PM #50
Can anyone help me on how to do it on XP? too lazy to Google :P

I Got a 250GB Flash drive, will that work? :P
02-21-2011, 11:20 PM #51
Originally posted by AmaaaZe View Post
Can anyone help me on how to do it on XP? too lazy to Google :P

I Got a 250GB Flash drive, will that work? :P


ok got teamviewer?? pm your id and pass and ill help buddy :P
02-22-2011, 02:56 AM #52
iOrochimaru
Immortality Technique
I used my 1TB HDD to do this and when i played Black Ops on Windows 7 on my 5h1ttY PC, it works.

This also works for capture cards.
02-22-2011, 05:32 AM #53
Originally posted by ipwnrus View Post
I used my 1TB HDD to do this and when i played Black Ops on Windows 7 on my 5h1ttY PC, it works.

This also works for capture cards.


ok thnx for feedback :P
02-22-2011, 05:35 AM #54
FaTbOyOnAbiKe
Do a barrel roll!
jeez thanks bro ill be needin this ;o
02-22-2011, 06:00 AM #55
Originally posted by lunarwolf23455 View Post
jeez thanks bro ill be needin this ;o


Lol np dont forget to thnx :PClapsClaps

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