How to Use Pen Drive As RAM

Nowadays, many programs take lots of memory during operation, which is a nightmare for low RAM systems. So to avoid this make your pen drive/USB of large size as RAM, which will allow your system to handle more operations and tasks. To know how to do this, follow the steps below.

1

Delete all the stuff on your pen drive. Insert it and let the PC read it (minimum 2 GB).


2

Right click on My Computer.
  • Click on Properties from context menu.




3
Click on the Advanced tab.


4
Click on Settings under Performance.


5
Click on the Advanced tab.

 6  Click on the Change button under Virtual memory. 
7
Select your USB drive.
 8
Click on custom size radio button and give the values as follows;
  • Initial Size:1020
  • Maximum size:1020
  • The size depends upon your free memory capacity of your pen drive. So you can change this limit according to your pen drive size.
9
Click the Set button, then click on OK.
 10 Restart the computer with pen drive inserted. The speed of your computer will be increased. 

Method 1 of 2: How to use USB pen drive as RAM in Windows XP

  1. 1
    Connect your pen drive to computer. Note: The pen drive should be at least 1 GB.
  2. 2
    Right click on "My computer", then click "Properties".
  3. 3
    Click on the 'Advanced' tab, then click on 'Performance'.
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  4. 4
    Click on 'Advanced', then click on 'Virtual Memory'.
  5. 5
    Select your pen drive icon and click 'Custom size'.
  6. 6
    View the memory available in your pen drive and write it down
  7. 7
    Click OK.

Method 2 of 2: How to use USB pen drive as RAM in Windows Vista and Windows 7

  1. 1
    Insert your pen drive and format it.

  2. 2
    Right click on your pen drive and click on "Properties".

  3. 3
    Click on 'Ready boost' tab and then on 'Use this device'.

  4. 4
    Choose maximum space to reserve system speed

  5. 5
    Click on OK and Apply.


  6. 6
    You're done! Use your pen drive as RAM


tips
  • You must be logged in as Administrator to do this task.
  • If you are using Windows 7, start by doing steps 1 and 2, but then a different window will pop up. Click "Advanced system settings" on the sidebar and continue the steps.
warnings

  • It may significantly shorten the life of the USB. Normal flash drives have limited numbers of writes. For normal usage, it takes a long time for the writes to run out. However, if used as RAM where millions of transfers are done every minute, the life of the drive may be significantly shortened.
  • Do not remove the USB. It'll crash your system. However, simply plugging the USB back in and rebooting will fix the crash.

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