False
No. It can also be used with an SD card, or an SSD attached to a SATA port.
ReadyBoost
Yes.
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There are many potential uses for a flash drive. When running Windows Vista, a flash drive can be used to boost the overall speed and performance of a computer. The storage space on a USB flash drive can be combined with the current hard drive space to increase the speed of a computer. Simply insert the flash drive into the computer and follow the onscreen instructions.
If not currently written to or read from, connecting or disconnecting a drive will not affect the device or computer. While in the specification, SATA hot-swapping is listed, depending on the feature's hardware and software implementation, actual usefulness of this feature will vary! Windows 10 version 1909 does not realize that a drive has been connected or disconnected. For these changes to be visible in Windows Explorer, Diskpart, etc., the computer needs to be rebooted.
The area where the files and folders on that particular drive opens.
Since there's no BitLocker feature in Windows XP, you can only use 3rd party software to encrypt your drive. You can try Kakasoft Advanced Folder Encryption, which is also good at encrypting files/folders on drive and hiding hard drive on computer. You can find it here: http://www.kakasoft.com/folder-encryption/
Yes. The SATA internal hard drive in Vista can be turned off, by turning off the feature in system BIOS.
Windows XP doesn't require any drivers for flash drives. If the drive is not recognizes by the OS it is most likely damaged or defective.
You don't 'need' it - it's simply part of the Windows operating system. It can be uninstalled from the hard-drive if necessary.
If you've got Windows 7 or Vista, open the properties of the drive, go to the Readyboost tab and change the settings. If you've got XP and some git has done it to your drive and then given it back to you, you're stuck. If you can't get access to a Win 7 or Vista machine to fix it, try a Linux live CD