"An error occurred while uploading the sketch"

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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Arduino: 1.6.10 (Windows 7), Board: "Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega 2560, ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)"

Sketch uses 1,454 bytes (0%) of program storage space. Maximum is 253,952 bytes.
Global variables use 9 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 8,183 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 8,192 bytes.
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: stk500v2_getsync(): timeout communicating with programmer
An error occurred while uploading the sketch

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Can someon help me ? I don't understand what is with this error.. Im begginer :smiley:

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Try the Loopback test at the top of the forum, see if your USB/Serial interface chip is working.

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Does the sketch contain a string with three exclamation points in a row? That triggers a bug in old versions of the bootloader, and many clones still ship with the old one