Use your USB 2.0 storage device as RAM in XP system!! ( Download of the month: April ‘09)

What could be more interesting for a XP system than the title of the post? Xp systems are not very resource hungry boxes, but with time, you tend to feel an urge to upgrade the RAM of your system! sometimes due to the installation of antivirus softwares and the other due to huge bulky image/video editing applications that you feel are greatly productive but also, too heavy for your system to run properly, your system feels the need of more memory! Isn't there a solution to the memory problem for the system at a lower expense than buying a new RAM chip?

Microsoft has supposedly provided a solution to the users, in windows vista where they can plug in their USB 2.0 compliant storage device and use a part of its memory as RAM. The technology is named Readyboost and is publicised as one of the new efficient feature of the system. But what if you only have a XP system and have no plans to upgrade to vista just to taste what Readyboost is all about? and neither do you have enough cash to spend on a new memory chip? Is there a way out???

off course there is! The application is named Eboostr and it proved to be very efficient in increasing system performance and accelerating applications in our tests at WB testlabs!

 

If you have a high speed USB flash drive, then it will be very good in accelerating apps. If you manage to get your hands on a dual-connector Portable HDisk then you PC will be flying in no time! Do not forget to reboot your system after installing it

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How To Initialize the Product

1. Plug-in your flash drive.
2. Run the "eBoostr : Control Panel" application;
3. Click the Add device button to open the dialog;
   • Select your flash drive from the dropdown list;
   • Select the size of the cache to be allocated (the recommended size is 1GB);
   • Click OK button to close the dialog and enable the selected device.
4. Wait until the cache file will be allocated;
5. Click the Build Cache Now button to initialize the cache and fill it with the needed files;
6. Wait until the process will finish (system status becomes Active.)

   Product Highlights

   • Vista’s ReadyBoost and SuperFetch benefits on your Windows XP PCs;
   • Smart caching of frequently used applications and files for maximum performance;
   • Supports both USB and non-USB removable media devices (CF, SD/SDHC, MMC, xD and other memory cards), as well as additional hard disks;
   • Allows up to 4 devices for simultaneous smart caching;
   • Cache file size of up to 4GB on each device (NTFS has no limit on the size);
   • Compatible with all “Enhanced for ReadyBoost” devices.

   System requirements

   • Microsoft Windows XP, 2000 or 2003;
   • USB 2.0 port version or external card-reader;
   • USB flash drive or flash card with at least 256 MB free space and 2.5 MB/s random read speed.

Out n Out, this is extremely good and efficient product which enables you to get the most out of your system! Although the application is available for a fee. But the trial version is good enough for testing the application and the limitation it levies is that the trial version only works for 4 consecutive hours, After which you have to reboot the system for it to work again! Highly recommended!!!

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