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    z96j - Booting from USB Hard Drive??

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by BPHusker, Jan 30, 2007.

  1. BPHusker

    BPHusker Notebook Geek

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    Can the z96j boot to a USB HD? I was curious to see how Vista would run and if it was worth it to wipe my PC clean before installing.
     
    BPHusker, Jan 30, 2007
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    asenna Notebook Consultant

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    bumping,
    yes iam intrested in this question aswell, first of for testing vista and second my dads dvd drice is broke and i was wondering if its possible to boot from a usb dvd drive or cd drive ?
     
    asenna, Jan 30, 2007
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    BPHusker Notebook Geek

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    Anyone know?
     
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    ra990 Notebook Consultant

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    I can boot from a USB drive on my A8JP, but I've never actually tried installing an OS on it. I usually boot to it for bios updates, etc.
     
    ra990, Jan 30, 2007
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