Editing USB flash drive (section)

===Updating motherboard firmware===
[[Motherboard]] firmware (including [[BIOS]] and [[UEFI]]) can be updated using USB flash drives. Usually, new firmware is downloaded and placed onto a [[FAT16]]- or [[FAT32]]-formatted USB flash drive connected to a system which is to be updated, and the path to the new firmware image is selected within the update component of system's firmware.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.northernmicro.com/en/support/tech-library/M4A785T-AS/WebHelp/asus_ez_flash_2_utility.htm
 |title       = ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
 |date        = 2013-12-21
 |access-date  = 2014-01-16
 |publisher   = northernmicro.com
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120917005940/http://www.northernmicro.com/en/support/tech-library/M4A785T-AS/WebHelp/asus_ez_flash_2_utility.htm
 |archive-date = 2012-09-17
}}</ref> Some motherboard manufacturers also allow such updates without the need to enter the system's firmware update component, making it possible to easily recover systems with corrupted firmware.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://event.asus.com/2012/mb/usb_bios_flashback_guide/
 | title = How to Use USB BIOS Flashback
 | year = 2012
 | access-date = 2014-01-16
 | publisher = ASUS
 | archive-date = 2014-01-17
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140117000540/http://event.asus.com/2012/mb/usb_bios_flashback_guide/
 | url-status = live
 }}</ref>

In addition, [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] has introduced a ''USB floppy drive key'', an ordinary USB flash drive with the capacity to emulate floppy drives, allowing it to be used for updating system firmware where direct use of USB flash drives is not supported. The desired mode of operation, regular USB mass storage device or floppy drive emulation, is selected via sliding a switch on the device's housing.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/home/?sp4ts.oid=3374182&ac.admitted=1389715656950.876444892.492883150 |title = HP USB Floppy Drive Key Support - HP Support Center |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140114162241/https://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/home/?sp4ts.oid=3374182&ac.admitted=1389715656950.876444892.492883150 |archive-date=14 January 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slashgear.com/hp-usb-floppy-drive-key-2420273/ |title=HP USB Floppy Drive Key |date=24 October 2008 |publisher=SlashGear |access-date=2017-06-06 |archive-date=2017-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193300/https://www.slashgear.com/hp-usb-floppy-drive-key-2420273/ |url-status=live }}</ref>