Readyboost performance

Bill Leary · External Since: Mar 07, 2007 Posts: 35

Where should I be looking to examine performance or operational statistics
for Readyboost on my system?

I put the USB drive it, got the usual alert, and it claimed to have put the
drive into operation, but I haven't been able to either verify that it's
actually being used or to examine anything about how it's doing it's job.

- Bill

Carey Frisch [MVP] · External Since: Feb 22, 2006 Posts: 590

Using Windows ReadyBoost is not the same thing as adding more system memory.
Windows ReadyBoost can improve system performance because it can retrieve
data kept
on the flash memory more quickly than it can retrieve data kept on the hard
disk, decreasing
the time you need to wait for your PC to respond.

Mike Hall - MS MVP · External Since: Mar 03, 2007 Posts: 355

Bill

Some reading for you..

http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2006/06/02/615199.aspx

"Bill Leary" wrote in message

> Where should I be looking to examine performance or operational statistics
> for Readyboost on my system?
>
> I put the USB drive it, got the usual alert, and it claimed to have put
> the drive into operation, but I haven't been able to either verify that
> it's actually being used or to examine anything about how it's doing it's
> job.
>
> - Bill
>

--

Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

Rock · External Since: Feb 10, 2007 Posts: 2069

"Bill Leary" wrote
> Where should I be looking to examine performance or operational statistics
> for Readyboost on my system?
>
> I put the USB drive it, got the usual alert, and it claimed to have put
> the drive into operation, but I haven't been able to either verify that
> it's actually being used or to examine anything about how it's doing it's
> job.

To see if it's reading/writing from the cache open the Reliability and
Performance Monitor. From the start orb type the first few letters of
Reliability. Click on the entry that pops up at the top left. Once opened
expand the Disk section and order by Write. Look for file labeled <Drive
Letter>:\ReadyBoost.sfcache.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Bill Leary · External Since: Mar 07, 2007 Posts: 35

"Rock" wrote in message

> "Bill Leary" wrote
>> Where should I be looking to examine performance or operational
>> statistics for Readyboost on my system?
>>
>> I put the USB drive it, got the usual alert, and it claimed to have put
>> the drive into operation, but I haven't been able to either verify that
>> it's actually being used or to examine anything about how it's doing it's
>> job.
>
> To see if it's reading/writing from the cache open the Reliability and
> Performance Monitor. From the start orb type the first few letters of
> Reliability. Click on the entry that pops up at the top left. Once
> opened expand the Disk section and order by Write. Look for file labeled
> <Drive Letter>:\ReadyBoost.sfcache.

Thanks. Exactly what I needed.

As I suspected, it had stopped working, for Readyboost purposes.

The optimization settings for the drive had gotten changed to optimized for
quick removal. Set that way, the performance is too low to enable it for
Readyboost. I probably changed it accidentally while trying to make
adjustments to one of my other USB drives.

For Mike Hall and Carey Frisch, yes, I've read the article and I understand
what Readyboost does. I had it working originally, then noticed the hard
disk activity had returned to what it was before I installed the USB Flash
drive. I wanted to see if it had become disabled, which it turned out it
had.

- Bill

Rock · External Since: Feb 10, 2007 Posts: 2069

You're welcome. Glad I could help.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Bill Leary" wrote

> "Rock" wrote

>> "Bill Leary" wrote
>>> Where should I be looking to examine performance or operational
>>> statistics for Readyboost on my system?
>>>
>>> I put the USB drive it, got the usual alert, and it claimed to have put
>>> the drive into operation, but I haven't been able to either verify that
>>> it's actually being used or to examine anything about how it's doing
>>> it's job.
>>
>> To see if it's reading/writing from the cache open the Reliability and
>> Performance Monitor. From the start orb type the first few letters of
>> Reliability. Click on the entry that pops up at the top left. Once
>> opened expand the Disk section and order by Write. Look for file labeled
>> <Drive Letter>:\ReadyBoost.sfcache.
>
> Thanks. Exactly what I needed.
>
> As I suspected, it had stopped working, for Readyboost purposes.
>
> The optimization settings for the drive had gotten changed to optimized
> for quick removal. Set that way, the performance is too low to enable it
> for Readyboost. I probably changed it accidentally while trying to make
> adjustments to one of my other USB drives.
>
> For Mike Hall and Carey Frisch, yes, I've read the article and I
> understand what Readyboost does. I had it working originally, then
> noticed the hard disk activity had returned to what it was before I
> installed the USB Flash drive. I wanted to see if it had become disabled,
> which it turned out it had.

miss-information · External Since: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 46

"Rock" wrote in message

> "Bill Leary" wrote
>> Where should I be looking to examine performance or operational
>> statistics for Readyboost on my system?
>>
>> I put the USB drive it, got the usual alert, and it claimed to have put
>> the drive into operation, but I haven't been able to either verify that
>> it's actually being used or to examine anything about how it's doing it's
>> job.
>
> To see if it's reading/writing from the cache open the Reliability and
> Performance Monitor. From the start orb type the first few letters of
> Reliability. Click on the entry that pops up at the top left. Once
> opened expand the Disk section and order by Write. Look for file labeled
> <Drive Letter>:\ReadyBoost.sfcache.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

I just did this and have a question. The ReadyBoost device shows, 108,
under the Response Time (ms) and the Page file shows 10. Does this seem
backward, as the USB device should be faster than the hard drive?

mi

miss-information · External Since: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 46

"miss-information" wrote in message

> "Rock" wrote in message
>
>> "Bill Leary" wrote
>>> Where should I be looking to examine performance or operational
>>> statistics for Readyboost on my system?
>>>
>>> I put the USB drive it, got the usual alert, and it claimed to have put
>>> the drive into operation, but I haven't been able to either verify that
>>> it's actually being used or to examine anything about how it's doing
>>> it's job.
>>
>> To see if it's reading/writing from the cache open the Reliability and
>> Performance Monitor. From the start orb type the first few letters of
>> Reliability. Click on the entry that pops up at the top left. Once
>> opened expand the Disk section and order by Write. Look for file labeled
>> <Drive Letter>:\ReadyBoost.sfcache.
>>
>> --
>> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
> I just did this and have a question. The ReadyBoost device shows, 108,
> under the Response Time (ms) and the Page file shows 10. Does this seem
> backward, as the USB device should be faster than the hard drive?
>
> mi
I just checked again and saw ReadyBoost running at 26ms. Better, but still
slower than the page file.

mi

waynsonray · Joined: Jul 25, 2009 Posts: 2

It’s good question to be asked man. travel insurance I have not much knowledge on how to look at performance or operational figures and information for Readyboost on computer system. But you don’t worry. credit card I will work onto it and then let you know about it in details. Thanks a lot Surprised