Thread: make USB disc faster (Vista)

If you leave your USB hard disk permanently connected, it's possible to make it faster. Click Start, type Device Manger and click the Device Manager link. Expand the Disk Drives entry, right-click the USB disk icon and select Properties. On the Policies tab tick 'Optimize for performance' and click OK. Don't do this if your USB disk is regularly disconnected from the computer, however- it's only helpful if the disk is always connected.