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Is my USB drive compatible with Windows Vista? Can it support ReadyBoost function?

April 26, 2017compatible drive function ReadyBoost support USB Windows Vista

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Is my USB drive compatible with Windows Vista? Can it support ReadyBoost function?

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The USB drive series are compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista system, but specific USB drives are for ReadyBoost technology; you may please refer to product specification for further information. Windows ReadyBoost can use storage space on some removable media devices, such as USB flash drives, to speed up your computer. The recommended amount of memory to use for ReadyBoost acceleration is one to three times the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed in your computer. For instance, if your computer has 512MB of RAM and you plug in a 4GB USB flash drive, setting aside from 512 MB to 1.5 GB of that drive will offer the best performance boost. Higher than that will not be much benefit.Due to FAT32 file system limits ReadyBoost; 4GB of flash disk is maximum capacity for ReadyBoost function. Q: My USB Flash drive does not work, it says the disk is write protected. A: Please download disk recovery utiity to re-format the drive. Note: Low-level format will erase entire data from t