Can you use a memory stick for RAM?

[gear-that-kill]

Hello

I was searching up RAM and came across a few links saying that you can use a USB Flash Drive for RAM as well as installing ReadyBooster?

is it possible or not to be considered?

 

[Guest]

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memory are "sticks"

what software?

got links?

edit: you know RAM means random access memory? (sticks)

 

[jaquith]

Okay?! As stated you need to explain in detail your question(s) and specific software.

The term (noun) 'RAM' or memory or RAM Kit or RAM stick (individual 'piece' of RAM) - can all be used in the context of RAM.

There's folks that use USB Flash drives for ReadyBoost for a disk cache if they have <1GB of RAM, but it's not a substitute for 'RAM.'

There are applications that can 'trick' 32-bit OCes to use the full 4GB (or more GB's) of Physical RAM. Example - http://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/windows/license/memory.htm

Other than that I'm guessing here...

 

[gear-that-kill]

here is the link and sorry meant to say USB memory stick

http://www.ehow.com/how_4431896_use-flash-drive-as-ram.html

 

[gear-that-kill]

Here is the link

http://www.ehow.com/how_4431896_use-flash-drive-as-ram.html

USB memory stick

 

[jaquith]

As I mentioned ReadyBoost it's not being used as 'RAM' and instead it's being used as disk cache, so the caption is very misleading. For more information on ReadyBoost see - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReadyBoost and/or http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff356869.aspx

 

[Guest]

it won't hurt but not really increase the performance anywhere near putting in RAM.