Timeline for Is it possible to use a storage disk (such as a USB drive) as RAM?
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| Jan 10, 2012 at 0:14 | answer | added | Anonymous | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 20:10 | vote | accept | Nate Koppenhaver | ||
| Jan 1, 2012 at 20:09 | vote | accept | Nate Koppenhaver | ||
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| Jan 1, 2012 at 19:41 | answer | added | Cybercartel | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 13:39 | answer | added | Bhavesh G | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 11:40 | comment | added | surfasb | @s4uadmin: That brings up a good point. That powersupply would not hold up even if you did plug in a more powerful motherboard. | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 11:32 | comment | added | HTDutchy | Honestly Nate, this system is NOT made for virtualization, more as a kitchen computer, if you need this for work or study you're better of building or buying a 400$ 'normal' pc. Otherwise, I'd recommend dualbooting instead of virtualization! and @surfasb: Getting a different motherboard is not really the option on a hp slimline | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 11:08 | answer | added | Lie Ryan | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 11:02 | comment | added | surfasb | Should probably think about getting another motherboard. . . | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 8:52 | answer | added | Chris Thompson | timeline score: 24 | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 8:23 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackSuper_User/status/153390829078196224 | ||
| Jan 1, 2012 at 7:00 | answer | added | David Schwartz | timeline score: 18 | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 6:40 | comment | added | mtone | @kobaltz RAM disks take free memory to use as a drive, which is the opposite of what OP is asking. I don't think a "disk RAM" (as opposed to a "RAM disk") utility is possible. And to add about why virtualbox doesn't do it: virtualization is a sort of gateway to your system, not a emulator. | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 6:28 | answer | added | kobaltz | timeline score: 11 | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 6:23 | comment | added | mtone | No and no. You need to disable everything you can (services, prefetch, indexing, etc.) to free up RAM. Using XP could make your life easier. | |
| Jan 1, 2012 at 6:09 | history | asked | Nate Koppenhaver | CC BY-SA 3.0 |