how to use the pendrives as ram in vista?

[mobilogist]

some body told me earlier that i can use my pendrives as ram in win vista, is it true?

if yes then please tell me how, as i will have to upgrade my pc & want to buy the ram. if pendribes do fine i replace the idea for buying ram.

 

[slugger]

wat u askin about is ReadyBoost

Wikipedia entry

however it is used more as a temporary solution to use app needin extra memory rather than a complete replacement to RAM upgrade

RAM would sstill be faster than flash

 

[ThinkFree]

You need a ready boost enabled pen drive. As these have faster access speeds, they are a bit expensive but in terms of reliability/durability can't match RAM. So its better to upgrade RAM rather than using that solution.

 

[mad1231moody]

AFAIK DDR2 RAM'S are dirt cheap and another thing is that the life of the pen drive will reduce drastically due to frequent read/write cycles. And to use it in vista you get some option in the right click context menu of the pen drive

 

[mobilogist]

thanx bro's i now try to add ram into my pc to get good performance.

thanx again for clearing my doubts..