Asus P5B-Plus VISTA Edition - Manual (Page 147)

ASUS P5B-Plus Series 5-37
5.4 Windows Vista feature
5.4.1 ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller)
This motherboard is equipped with the ASUS Accelerated Propeller (ASAP)
feature. ASAP supports the Windows ® Vista ReadyBoost ™ function that improves
system performance under Windows ® Vista. Refer to page 1-7 for the OS that
supports thiis feature.
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.
• If you want to reinstall an operating system, uninstall the ASAP utility first.