I have a Dell XPS 1530 laptop with 4 gb ram. Can ReadyBoost help when I already have 4 gb ram installed?
When I put in my flash drive and select ReadyBoost a page comes up with a button already clicked Do Not Use. Should I click on the Use button or does the default Do Not Use mean I shouldn't use ReadyBoost with my flash drive (which has 32 gb ram)?

...another question. My Flash Drive is configured in the NTFS format. I've read it is very important to properly eject a NTFS drive using the "safely remove" route. Trouble is once ReadyBoost is functioning the flash drive always shows up as in use and thus cannot be safely removed. I've read the best thing to do is just pull it out without using the safely remove option but that may assume the flash drive is formatted as FAT32.
I know I can go back to the drive properties readyboost tab and choose do not use this drive but that is a pain in the neck.
Can I safely just pull out the flash drive even though it is formatted in NTFS?
Can I still store files on the drive in the remaining space available or will it be lost when I just pull out the drive without "safely removing"?

32 or 64 bit Vista ?

From this and researching ReadyBoost a bit on the web, I think ReadyBoost might be beneficial for use on my year-old Compaq Presario with 1Gb RAM, but I need a little help here.

1. As well as numerous USB ports, the machine has four stick ports in the front of the box:

Smartmedia/xD
MMC/SD
CompactFlash I/II
Memory Stick / PRO

Will all of these work? Sounds like USB may not be the port of choice.

2. How is readyboost accessed, if it not automatic?

Figured I'd drop these links in here. They're bookmarks from when I first looked into it, but I never used it myself so don't remember much beyond the basics.

http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarche.....76548.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarche.....15199.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/askpe.....boost.aspx