Format the USB Flash Drive
To use USB flash drive as RAM in Windows XP, USB flash drive must not contain any data and it has to be formatted by Windows to have Windows file system (NTFS or FAT). If there is any data, save the files in your local hard drive and please follow the below instructions to format your USB stick.
1 Connect the USB drive directly to the USB port on the computer. Once the USB become available, then a new drive will appear in the My Computer. (Note down the USB flash drive letter for later use).
2 Right-click the USB drive and select “Format” in the drop down menu. Uncheck the “Quick Format” option in the format window and do formatting by clicking “Start” and then “OK” button. Wait till the format gets complete.
Configure XP Settings
1 Go to “My Computer”, right-click anywhere and select “Properties”. My Computer property window will open.
2 In the property window, locate “Advanced” tab and click “Settings” under “Performance”.
3 Locate “Advanced” tab and in the below click “Change” button near “Virtual Memory”.
4 Choose your corresponding USB flash drive letter, which you noted in the My Computer.
5 Click the radio button “Custom Size” and enter “1020″ in “Initial size” and “1020″ in “Maximum size”. Type the amount depending on your USB dive space. Enter the values in MB. (1GB=1024MB). Maximum amount must be less than your USB flash drive size.
6 Click on “Set” button and click “OK” for all the open windows to save the configurations. Restart your computer and see the changes in performance.
Tips & Warnings
USB flash drive will just help the RAM, so dont expect high performance...
Hope you all like it..... :)
To use USB flash drive as RAM in Windows XP, USB flash drive must not contain any data and it has to be formatted by Windows to have Windows file system (NTFS or FAT). If there is any data, save the files in your local hard drive and please follow the below instructions to format your USB stick.
1 Connect the USB drive directly to the USB port on the computer. Once the USB become available, then a new drive will appear in the My Computer. (Note down the USB flash drive letter for later use).
2 Right-click the USB drive and select “Format” in the drop down menu. Uncheck the “Quick Format” option in the format window and do formatting by clicking “Start” and then “OK” button. Wait till the format gets complete.
Configure XP Settings
1 Go to “My Computer”, right-click anywhere and select “Properties”. My Computer property window will open.
2 In the property window, locate “Advanced” tab and click “Settings” under “Performance”.
3 Locate “Advanced” tab and in the below click “Change” button near “Virtual Memory”.
4 Choose your corresponding USB flash drive letter, which you noted in the My Computer.
5 Click the radio button “Custom Size” and enter “1020″ in “Initial size” and “1020″ in “Maximum size”. Type the amount depending on your USB dive space. Enter the values in MB. (1GB=1024MB). Maximum amount must be less than your USB flash drive size.
6 Click on “Set” button and click “OK” for all the open windows to save the configurations. Restart your computer and see the changes in performance.
Tips & Warnings
USB flash drive will just help the RAM, so dont expect high performance...
Hope you all like it..... :)
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