ReadyBoost Cache

[JohnBoy]

I switched from a 4GB USB Memoryto a 4GB SD card. The ReadyBosot Properties
indicates " A cache exists on another device in the system. Please remove the
cache from that device before creating a cache on this device." I removed the
cache from the original device and still get the same message and cannot get
ReadyBoost on any device now. Any help is greatly appreciated

[MICHAEL]

Did you unplug the USB flash drive?

Try rebooting.

[JohnBoy]

Michael,

Thanks for the input. I finally determined the cause of the problem. I have
a Lenovo X61 with 1GB Intel Turbo Memory. It is basically for a "Ready Drive"
hadr disk cache. The is an additional option for it also to be the
"ReadyBoost" cache. Once I unchecked the box for the ReadyBoost and rebooted,
Vista started to recognize my SD card.

[MICHAEL]

Glad to hear you got it worked out,
and for posting back. Many users may take
advice here, but never post back if it actually
helped them.

[shah]

Thanks I hare X61 with turbo memory and was wondering about that But I
have heard bad things about messing with TM settings

from AnandTech:
By no means should you check or uncheck either of these boxes.
According to Intel, they are not meant to be used to enable/disable
Turbo Memory, and tinkering with them may enable or disable the
technology with no way of confirming what has happened. Intel went as
far as to say that if we touched anything on this page that we shouldn't
trust what the control panel told us because it may not be correct; the
control panel should simply be used as a visual tool to confirm that
ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive are enabled. The control panel will tell you
the truth about whether or not the RB/RD caches are enabled, so long as
you don't touch any of the buttons.

'AnandTech: Investigating Intel's Turbo Memory: Does it really work?'
(http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=3009&p=3)

[vlke]

I actually have (had) the same problem. Also X61 tablet with turbo memory chip. Unchecking the "readyboost" in turbo control panel solves the problem but my question is why do I have to manually disable ready boost in turbo memory when it was working just fine before? I thought it was because I pulled out the flash drive before "safely remove" but windows guys actually recommend just pulling it out so the next time you don't have to configure ready boost feature on the stick.
Thanks for the original post!

Michael,

Thanks for the input. I finally determined the cause of the problem. I have
a Lenovo X61 with 1GB Intel Turbo Memory. It is basically for a "Ready Drive"
hadr disk cache. The is an additional option for it also to be the
"ReadyBoost" cache. Once I unchecked the box for the ReadyBoost and rebooted,
Vista started to recognize my SD card.

"MICHAEL" wrote:

> * JohnBoy:
> > I switched from a 4GB USB Memoryto a 4GB SD card. The ReadyBosot Properties
> > indicates " A cache exists on another device in the system. Please remove the
> > cache from that device before creating a cache on this device." I removed the
> > cache from the original device and still get the same message and cannot get
> > ReadyBoost on any device now. Any help is greatly appreciated
>
> Did you unplug the USB flash drive?
>
> Try rebooting.
>
>
> -Michael
>