hello...windows 7 has a service called Ready Boost that speeds up your computer. CNET reports adding a USB flashdrive will accommodate Ready Boost. is this model ADATA flashdrive set up for Ready Boost? if not, please suggest another 16 GB USB Flashdrive that does. thanks, ever so... hello...windows 7 has a service called Ready Boost that speeds up your computer. CNET reports adding a USB flashdrive will accommodate Ready Boost. is this model ADATA flashdrive set up for Ready... » Read More hello...windows 7 has a service called Ready Boost that speeds up your computer. CNET reports adding a USB flashdrive will accommodate Ready Boost. is this model ADATA flashdrive set up for Ready Boost? if not, please suggest another 16 GB USB Flashdrive that does. thanks, ever so... « Show Less
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I have not tried it, but Autoplay in my Win7 setup sees and allows me to attempt configuration for ReadyBoost. I also did a winsat check that indicates it should work ok, but the cmd windows closes really quickly so I'm not 100% sure about that.
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I'm not familiar with ready boost but do use windows 7 and can say that this model works fast and fine...sorry if this doesn't help you decide.
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Gsaint, Wile I am unable to test the Ready Boost on my Windows 7 (Hardware is fast already), The ADATA 16GB in question will have no problem working with Ready Boost. However I don't recommend this drive for that use because it is a slower 3.0 Drive. It will work but their are better dives out there for the pure use of Ready Boost. Hope this helps, if you have any more questions I'm willing to help :)
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just do a fresh install its better! saves hassle and driver issue's and so on of many issue's, but those issues don't happen alot ! but non the less just get a windows 7 dvd or windows 7 bootable USB drive, Choose in bios to BOOT the windows 7 bootble usb drive install windows 7, it won't take you like 15mins.i'v used this SSD i got like 3 of them ! 1 on desktop! as boot drive for windows 7 1 on a MAC book pro for MAC OSX + Windows 71 on a normal laptop for windows 7 - linux !! and they all work perfectly fine ;)
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YES, I tried a cheap ADATA S102 usb 3.0 it would not work in my old P4 system for more than one minute. Patriot Supersonic Rage worked right out of the package. No need to format the drive, no free software to delete, it just worked in 32bit Windows 7 Ready Boost.
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I just got one of these to back up the data on my Win8 laptop. It's as slow as MUD. I connected an external hard drive to the SAME USB port, and it was FAR faster. Avoid at all cost.I'd suggest this as the best alternative (get the 64GB for $50 rather than the 32GB for $45): Mushkin Ventura Pro 64 GB Flash Drive. It is USB3 but works very well on USB2 (and it's fast there too). One Xbox 360 user said it works perfectly (read the comments). Here's the link: Mushkin Ventura Pro 64 GB Flash Drive - MKNUFDVP64GB (Black)
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i used it to install windows 7 on a fairly new laptop the other day so i know it is possible, however that computer needs to be able to boot from a usb device. If you can boot from a flash drive, then it can boot from this too granted your media was created right and is bootable. just go into your bios and change the boot device order or if there's a selective boot option go with that rather than change the bios.. Just remember to change the boot order back to the original setting once you're done. Usually i make a bootable flash drive these days, however this installation i used the dvd that came from a store. Hope you get what you want done. i used it to install windows 7 on a fairly new laptop the other day so i know it is possible, however that computer needs to be able to boot from a usb device. If you can boot from a flash drive, then it can boot from this too granted your media was created right and is bootable. just go into your bios and change the boot device order or if there's a selective boot option go with that rather than change the bios.. Just remember to change the boot order back to the original setting once you're done. Usually i make a bootable flash drive these days, however this installation i used the dvd... » Read More i used it to install windows 7 on a fairly new laptop the other day so i know it is possible, however that computer needs to be able to boot from a usb device. If you can boot from a flash drive, then it can boot from this too granted your media was created right and is bootable. just go into your bios and change the boot device order or if there's a selective boot option go with that rather than change the bios.. Just remember to change the boot order back to the original setting once you're done. Usually i make a bootable flash drive these days, however this installation i used the dvd that came from a store. Hope you get what you want done. « Show Less
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It depends on what you mean by compatible with Vista. Any flash drive you can find on the market today will let you plug it into your usb port and copy files to and from it in Vista. From what I've been able to find in my research the U3 software doesn't work under Vista at this point no matter what model of this drive you get - that will change when a new version of U3 is released. Finally there's Ready Boost - the feature of Vista that lets you plug in a flash drive to speed up your computer in lieu of adding more memory. As far as I can tell there are 2 different versions of the titanium out right now - one that is compatible with ready boost (look for a "RB" at the end of the product number - eg. SDCZ7-4096-A10RB) and one that isn't (SDCZ7-4096-A10 in this case). Right now you can expect to pay about $15-$20 more for the Ready Boost capable drives. How's that for confusing? :-)
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Windows 7 can absolutely handle a drive this size. This drive works great with windows 7.
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If this is your only storage device no. This drive is to small as a stand alone. Best if you put your operating system on it and use a normal hard drive as your main storage. You can use the extra on the ssd as virtual memory and this can speed up a system greatly.
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This drive is NOT fast. If you want fast, buy the 8Gb micro Cruzer. I have both, and bought the 16gb because I love the no-cap-to-lose, and I love the 8Gb speed. But the 16bg is so much slower that Vista reports that Readyboost cannot use it. (The 8 gb said "Vista Readyboost" on the package, and I assumed that naturally the 16 gb would be fine. It's not, and doesn't say it is on the package.) After Vista tested it, it stated that it was too slow to be used by Readyboost, the somehow marked the unit and the option to use Readyboost no longer appears when I plug it in.
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this is just a flash drive, even though a very large one. I would think your current computer needs a more capacity, like a 1 TB external drive...
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Daniel M. The 4GB USB flash drive is large enough for a bootable drive. This flash drive is fine for what you want to accomplish, and the price is good. However, when I ordered this product 1 out of 10 was not a 4GB device it was a 1GB device, I can only assume it was in the wrong bin or human error. Other than that they worked just like any other USB Flash drive. You will want to make sure that your BIOS are set to boot from the USB "First". Depending on which Operating System you plan on using the process for creating a bootable device will be a little bit different. You may see this link http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-USB-Bootable or Google "how to make a bootable usb flash drive". I hope this will help. James Springer
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That truly depends on how much you are presently using on your 250 now. How much do you really need. That is a question that only you can answer. I downsized quite a bit and don't miss the extra at all. I do really appreciate the speed of the solid state drive.
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I have had no issue's with the ready boost as I use Windows 7 and it works just fine with my laptop hp that I use it on. I have had no issue's using eather of my HP Flashdrives with the ready boost being used. So yes it is workable with Windows 7.
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It was my understanding that this item included an SSD slot...when I received mine it didn't have one so that may be why you are asking this question you may have been deceived like I was....if there is no SSD slot then you need to add something to the USB connection that may provide an SSD slot...sorry
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Google around a little bit on this. I have a "SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive" (this exact model) and it DOES NOT work properly with Windows 7. It is only properly recognized when I boot the computer with the drive in the usb port which seriously reduces the usefulness of the device.
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All flash drive speed will be throttled based on the technology you are working with. This ADATA drive works well with 2.0, but speed is reduced, in comparison to 3.0 USB speed. It's not the device, but the platform you have that restricts the high-speed.
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I don't use mine this way. Ready Boost is supposed to work with flash drives, right? Try it!