Sir Topham Hatt Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I have a couple of 1GB, 2GB and even 4GB memory sticks that I can't quite think what to do with now as all are likely to sit in a drawer and do nothing. Can anyone think of anything I could do with them? The ONLY thing I can think of is downloading a base set of drivers for each PC I have, so if something happens, I have some drivers for them ready go to - but that's two memory sticks out of about 6. Just need to decide whether I should get a larger SSD for transferring files between PCs (they're on the same network but can't see each other for some reason - need to look into this more), or just some larger memory sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellowalkman Reporter Posted September 13, 2021 Reporter Share Posted September 13, 2021 Try RAM Disking for fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted September 13, 2021 Supervisor Share Posted September 13, 2021 oh you mean flash drives and not RAM correct? I can think of some use cases for a few of them but the smaller ones really aren't worth much use these days and could probably just be tossed or put in recycling at a local tech shop or BestBuy. Here's a couple uses I can think of: Create an emergency/recovery drive. could be a few drives with single tools on it or could be a multi-boot drive with several tools: GParted Hiren's BootCD Kaspersky Rescue Disk etc. Create a few installer drives or a multi-boot installer drive so any/every OS Add storage to random devices that support it such as smart TVs goretsky, Sir Topham Hatt, devHead and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Topham Hatt Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Ha, yeah, I mean memory sticks... like little hard drives :P Not DIMMS! Any MOD having a mosey, feel free to edit my post Brandon H 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted September 13, 2021 Supervisor Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 13/09/2021 at 14:43, Sir Topham Hatt said: Ha, yeah, I mean memory sticks... like little hard drives :P Not DIMMS! Any MOD having a mosey, feel free to edit my post I thought so with the context mentioned but wanted to make sure haha I've updated the title to one that may draw in more answers for you hellowalkman 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aewasm Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 hey, i also have the same issue....I have a couple of 1GB, 2GB and even 4GB memory sticks that I can't quite think what to do with now as all are likely to sit in a drawer and do nothing. Can anyone think of anything I could do with them? The ONLY thing I can think of is downloading a base set of drivers for each PC I have, so if something happens goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted September 24, 2021 Administrators Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 24/09/2021 at 11:19, aewasm said: hey, i also have the same issue....I have a couple of 1GB, 2GB and even 4GB memory sticks that I can't quite think what to do with now as all are likely to sit in a drawer and do nothing. Can anyone think of anything I could do with them? The ONLY thing I can think of is downloading a base set of drivers for each PC I have, so if something happens It's also a good idea to have an emergency USB with memetestx86 and something like Macrium Reflect for drive partitioning/fixing the MBR. Sir Topham Hatt and Brandon H 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Global Moderator Posted September 24, 2021 Global Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 24/09/2021 at 11:14, Steven P. said: It's also a good idea to have an emergency USB with memetestx86 and something like Macrium Reflect for drive partitioning/fixing the MBR. That or Acronis True Image. Or GParted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted September 24, 2021 Administrators Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 24/09/2021 at 19:07, Mindovermaster said: That or Acronis True Image. Or GParted. Mindovermaster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted September 24, 2021 Global Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 24/09/2021 at 11:14, Steven P. said: It's also a good idea to have an emergency USB with memetestx86 and something like Macrium Reflect for drive partitioning/fixing the MBR. Think he forgot his spammy link.... it's a copy/paste of the OP. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Supervisor Posted September 24, 2021 Supervisor Share Posted September 24, 2021 Hello, One additional use for smaller capacity USB flash drives is for motherboard BIOS (UEFI) firmware updates. While I have not had any problem with modern motherboards, some earlier models seemed to have trouble updating from larger capacity USB flash drives. Having a few "single gigabyte" USB flash drives around expressly for motherboard BIOS updates might be a reason to maintain them. Failing that, they could be binned as e-waste, or perhaps after being wiped donated to school, charity or other non-profit. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Global Moderator Posted September 25, 2021 Global Moderator Share Posted September 25, 2021 I just saw this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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