How can I boot PC by USB Flash Drive or USB 2.0 Storage Drive ?

HI
anyone know ? help me please !

If you choose USB-FDD and select the USB hard disk in the Boot Priority list, the BIOS will try to boot from that device. For giggles, I stuck a working boot disk (NTFS) into a USB enclosure and tried to boot from it but it didn't work (continuous resets), I don't know what the boot sector requirements are.

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