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I need to update my BIOS. I have downloaded the bios update tool to create the usb flash drive. using that utility tool it asks to select an usb flash drive and problem here is i have connected the usb pendrive but it is not showing in the list.

do i need to any other third party tool to use my pendrive as a flash drive?

Bibek Ghimire
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    I would say these are synonyms. The problem you experienced *may* be because this software expects "removable bit" on the device to be set, or something similar. Read [*USB stick appearing as hard disk drive, not removable storage device*](https://superuser.com/q/117563/432690) and compare it to your situation. – Kamil Maciorowski Mar 26 '18 at 09:16

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Try another USB port, not colored. Not all PC BIOSes can use all available USB ports ... I have a number of PCs that can only access USB1 and USB2 ports while booting and in BIOS, not USB3.

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They are synonymous.

Try connecting the USB device before launching the utility, as it may only scan for available devices as it's launching.

Alex
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Try to use a very basic formatting of the USB drive, FAT32, formatted under Windows. BIOS/UEFI don't like odd partitions from Linux or Apple, and most other exotic formats.

Ale..chenski
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