Topic: All Memory Is Not Created Equally (Short Answer)
RainbowTrout's photo
Fri 08/06/10 05:19 AM
Can I use a USB RAM stick to increase system memory? No.

http://ask-leo.com/can_i_use_a_usb_ram_stick_to_increase_system_memory.html

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Fri 08/06/10 06:07 AM
Damn. I was so counting on doing that, too ...

RainbowTrout's photo
Fri 08/06/10 06:19 AM
I would have wished it would have worked, too.

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Fri 08/06/10 06:21 AM
Edited by Kings_Knight on Fri 08/06/10 06:22 AM
I'm just gonna pull the Sony Memory Stick outa my camera and see if THAT works, then ...

Oh. Wait. My 'puter don't gotz no slot for that ...

RainbowTrout's photo
Fri 08/06/10 06:28 AM
Oh, my.

I am curious about this RAMRush.

http://jeshmal4u.blogspot.com/2010/01/optimize-ram-using-ramrush-freeware.html

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Fri 08/06/10 06:37 AM
Great. Just great. It's only for Windoze ...

RainbowTrout's photo
Fri 08/06/10 07:25 AM
Edited by RainbowTrout on Fri 08/06/10 07:28 AM

Great. Just great. It's only for Windoze ...


That and part of this Fall issue of "Windows-The Official Magazine". I thought it was going to be interesting so I bought the magazine.laugh

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Wed 08/11/10 07:24 PM

Can I use a USB RAM stick to increase system memory? No.

http://ask-leo.com/can_i_use_a_usb_ram_stick_to_increase_system_memory.html


If your usb ram has really high performance, you can use it as for swap space - creating virtual ram that performs better than a harddrive based virtual ram.

theone2love4u's photo
Sun 08/15/10 08:03 AM
Yes you can if on a Amiga