Window's readyboost option doesn't show up

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omgitjesus

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Hey, 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... anyone know what might be the problem?
 

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Right click on the SD card in "Computer" and go to Properties. Then check in the Ready Boost tab what the story is. It will probably say that device does not have sufficient speed for YOUR system. The fact that it works on your friends PC does not imply that it will work on your system.
SD cards are not really suitable for ready boost. Even if the system accepts them, they will not give you a performance boost because they are too slow. Get a USB stick with a fast read/write speed (e.g. 20 MB/sec).
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs 1x60GB OCZ SSD 6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
go to the start menu and type in the search bar, "services.msc" continue the uac prompt and in that random list, find ready boost, check if it is saying disabled or manual, right click and go to properties, click the drop down menu and select automatic if it is disabled then click start. put a drive in and watch it give you the option.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
This maybe late but there's a chance it could help someone else. The advice given helped me up until a certain point, which was the same as omgitjesus, who still found readyboost not responding. After following MrNeeds great help, you may need to right click the drive and choose properties, on the readyboost tab, click the button "use this device" and set the level of required memory. Hope this helps
 

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