Hi Sandi, it is a feature found in Vista/Windows7 that allows you to use a USB flash drive/ smart card as extra ram. See: Explore the features: Windows ReadyBoost It's easy to use Windows ReadyBoost. You can use non-volatile flash memory, such as that on a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive, to improve performance without having to add additional memory "under the hood." www.microsoft.com/windows/.../features/readyboost.aspx Mike the mod @ PCTechTalk & vista_ & Win7 http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/vista_/ http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/Win7/ ******* REPLY SEPARATOR ********* On 28/09/2009 at 11:04 AM Sandi Beach wrote: Anybody ever hear of Ready Boost USB Flash Drive? It is supposed to increase speed much like adding extra RAM and also can be used for storage,etc. It is mentioned in one of my newsletters. Sandi --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------