# USB drives not showing up in BIOS or Boot Manager **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Support\ **Tags:** framework-laptop-16-amd-7040\ **Created:** [August 13, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/usb-drives-not-showing-up-in-bios-or-boot-manager/21370 "2022-08-13T22:49:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![Richard\_Quinlivan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/richard_quinlivan/32/28039_2.png) [@Richard\_Quinlivan](https://community.frame.work/u/Richard_Quinlivan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 5:19am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/usb-drives-not-showing-up-in-bios-or-boot-manager/21370/16 "2024-07-13T05:19:51Z")
2 things to keep in mind for anyone having this problem even after doing the above. The extracted files need to be directly in the flash drive. they cannot be in a folder in the flashdrive. i.e. if the zip folder gets extracted to a folder called ‘framework\_bios’ you should move the contents of that folder to the flash drive. You should unplug any unused expansion cards. I specifically had a problem with my hdmi expansion card, but you may also have that issue with others (usb-c and usb-a are probably fine though, and obviously you need at least one of those to actually plug the drive in) I saw in the bios that the hdmi card was appearing under usb devices in the boot menu which I though was odd, and sure enough removing it got the flash drive to show up --- _[View the full topic](https://community.frame.work/t/usb-drives-not-showing-up-in-bios-or-boot-manager/21370)._