Is it possible to boot OS from a USB3 flash drive?
Are there any USB3 card readers?
Is it possible to boot OS from a USB3 flash drive?
Are there any USB3 card readers?
AFAIK the NES/Renesas controllers can not be booted from. Even if you plug a USB2.0 device in to a USB3.0 port it will not work.
I've got an Adata usb3.0 drive. I can boot from it without issues on usb2.0 ports. None of the mobos I have will see it at boot time on their usb3.0 controllers though. I believe they're all NEC, so avoid those.
--Matt
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Core i5 3570k - MSI Z77MA-G45 - 8GB G.SKILL Flare DDR3-2000 - 4xC300 64GB R0
There a some new mobos/chipsets both from Intel & AMD -- Are any of them capable of BIOS-booting USB3 flash drives ????
If so, can we compile here a list of such mobos? Is the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H one of them?
All P67 or newer board should be able to boot from USB3.0 from my experience. At least all of mine have been able.
My chiv can boot and install from usb3 ports.
If you install win7 with it, it does so in usb 2 mode.
If you install win8 with it, I assume it does so in usb3 mode.
It's not like a raid thing, where you can boot off from it, but windows flips out sorta thing.
It'll boot, and install all the way through with no probs.
CPU: AMD Phenom 1090T
CPU Heatsink: NZXT Kraken X60
Mobo: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (2101 BIOS)
MEM: 2x 4gig ADATA XPG Gaming Series v2.0 [AX3U2000GC4G9B-DG2] (Hynix H9C-BFR)
PSU: Seasonic X-750
VGA: nVidia Grid VGX K2 (Only got 1 out of the 2 gpu's at the moment)
Monitor: ASUS VG278HE & 3DVision2 Kit
Drives: 2x WD Green 1TB Modified Drives (RAID 0), Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F60GB3A-BK 60GB SATA3 SSD, Pioneer BDR-2208 Blue Ray Burner
Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra
OS's: Windows 2003 Enterprise x86 SP2-R2 VLM, Windows 7 Standard Embedded x86 SP1 EVL (128GB Patched)
Mouse: Razer Abyssus (I smashed this because of a usb comflict, still have the prob though afterwards..., using generic mouse for now)
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Just ordered an Samsung Galaxy S IV i9500 Octo-Core Quad Band 16gb Unlocked.
Should be getting the screen protector anyday now.
Also got 64gig micro sd card but it turned out it's a bad card, rma'ing.
Not nessessarily. I can not install Windows 7 via a USB3.0 port unless I slipstream USB3.0 drivers.Originally Posted by NEOAethyr
I can..., done it a few times.
But then again I am using a usb 2.0 stick in the usb 3.0 port...
Another odd thing is you can use the usb3 port in win7 without installing drivers for it.
It'll be in usb2.0 mode though.
CPU: AMD Phenom 1090T
CPU Heatsink: NZXT Kraken X60
Mobo: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (2101 BIOS)
MEM: 2x 4gig ADATA XPG Gaming Series v2.0 [AX3U2000GC4G9B-DG2] (Hynix H9C-BFR)
PSU: Seasonic X-750
VGA: nVidia Grid VGX K2 (Only got 1 out of the 2 gpu's at the moment)
Monitor: ASUS VG278HE & 3DVision2 Kit
Drives: 2x WD Green 1TB Modified Drives (RAID 0), Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F60GB3A-BK 60GB SATA3 SSD, Pioneer BDR-2208 Blue Ray Burner
Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra
OS's: Windows 2003 Enterprise x86 SP2-R2 VLM, Windows 7 Standard Embedded x86 SP1 EVL (128GB Patched)
Mouse: Razer Abyssus (I smashed this because of a usb comflict, still have the prob though afterwards
777
Just ordered an Samsung Galaxy S IV i9500 Octo-Core Quad Band 16gb Unlocked.
Should be getting the screen protector anyday now.
Also got 64gig micro sd card but it turned out it's a bad card, rma'ing.
They can boot an OS from a USB3 flash drive at 300MB/sec?
Not always. My Asus Sabertooth X58's USB 3.0 ports were useless without drivers--no legacy mode available.
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Dell Dimension 8400 | Pentium 4 530 HT (E0) | Stock HSF | 1.5GB DDR2-400 CL3 | GeForce 8800 GT 256MB | WD Caviar 160GB SATA | Stock PSU | (Broken) Stock Case | Win Vista HP x86
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No idea. I was referring to installing Windows 7 from a USB3.0 flash drive.
I can confirm Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H booted my USB2 flash drive from USB3 port. And I see that Panasonic has a new UHS-compliant USB 3.0 Reader, so now all we're missing are some screaming fast SD cards... yeah?
Now I'm curious if any of the new mobos with AMD 990FX will boot form USB3.
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