Arduino Nano - avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 and pin 13 LED consistently blinking

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I am trying to set up my new Arduino Nano and am getting the avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 error. Previously, when I'd used my Arduino UNO with the IDE, everything had worked fine but there seems to be something wrong when using the new board. The pin 13 LED also is steadily flashing on and off, and I am not sure if this is normal. Below is the full error message:


avrdude: Version 6.3-20190619
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\Xiaow\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : COM4
         Using Programmer              : arduino
         Overriding Baud Rate          : 115200
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe2
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe2
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe2
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe2
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe2
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe2
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe2
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe2
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe2
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe2

avrdude done.  Thank you.

Problem uploading to board.  See https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/sections/360003198300 for suggestions.

Here are the fixes I've tried so far, none of which have solved the issue. While I did get this message a couple of times with my previous Arduino UNO, it would usually go away after unplugging and replugging, whereas this time the error has been happening consistently:

  • Unplugging and plugging the USB cable
  • Verifying and reuploading multiple times
  • Closing and reopening Arduino IDE
  • Checking my board and port (everything is correct, under "tools" it displays the Arduino Nano board, ATmega328P bootloader, and COM4 port)
  • Switching to old bootloader
  • Uninstalling and reinstalling IDE
  • Pressing "reset" on the board and then releasing it when the code starts uploading
  • Checking the RX and TX pins there are wires soldered to the board but none of them are remotely close to where the pins are, so I don't think this is an issue
  • Restarting my computer

Is there any other solution I could try? Thanks!

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What is this new board?

What chip does it have for the USB to serial converter?

It could be you need a driver if this is not one of the standard chips an Arduino normally uses.

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I'm using an on-brand Arduino Nano Every (ATMega4809 microcontroller)--I didn't see anywhere in the instructions that came with it anything about drivers, so I assumed I didn't need them
How do I find what chip they use for USB to serial converting though?

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So have you selected this as the processor from the board management menu?

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Just realized though, the Arduino Nano Every, which is what I'm using, does indeed require drivers, however the official documentation says that on Windows drivers install automatically after getting the Mega AVR library.
I do have Mega AVR, but could this still be a driver issue?

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...and this was it

I read "nano" and simply selected that without realizing there was a "nano every" option too--thanks for the help!

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Good.
To tidy things up can you mark the thread with a solution status.