Asus P5B Premium Vista Edition - Manual (Page 151)

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5.4 Windows Vista features
5.4.1 ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller)
This motherboard is equipped with the ASUS Accelerated Propeller (ASAP) the ASUS Accelerated Propeller (ASAP)
feature. This feature supports Windows ® Vista ReadyBoost ™ function to accelerate
the boot up time and preload the often-used applications into memory for faster the often-used applications into memory for faster
access.
Before activating ASAP, install the ASAP utility from the bundled support CD..
To activate ASAP:
1. From the Windows ® Vista desktop, click Start > Computer.
2. Right-click on the USB Removable Storage device (ASAP), and select
Properties.
3. Click the ReadyBoost tab. The following dialog box appears.
4. Check Use this device, and then move the slider to determine the amount of
space researved for ReadyBoost ™ cache.
5. Click OK to effect the settings.
• When you see the existing partition for ASAP, we advise you not to delete
this partition that supports the ReadyBoost ™ function. If you delete this
partition by accident, you may recreate it by:
Clicking Start from the Windows ® Vista desktop. Right-click on Computer
and select Manage. Click Disk Management and right-click on the ASAP
drive. Select Format > OK. OR
Going to Start > Control Panel > System and Maintenance >
Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management.
Right-click on the ASAP drive, and select Format > OK.
• If you accidentally remove the ASAP device from Windows ® Vista, you may
re-activate it by rebooting your computer.