Arduino Nano not connecting

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Hi, my official Arduino Nano is not connecting to my computer. Below is the link to the Nano that I have.

Even when plugged into a power source, I do not see the light turn on. I have had this particular nano for around a month, but I have never experienced this issue with my other Arduinos that I have owned for much longer.

The sketches I want to upload end up compiling fine (ex. - The basic Blink project), but when I try to upload the code, I get the same error message I would get if there was no board at all connected to the Arduino -

avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "/dev/cu.usbmodem1411": No such file or directory
Problem uploading to board.  See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.

Normally, I would first suspect a problem with my cable, but I have not had a problem with this type of Cable (AmazonBasics), and even other AmazonBasics cables I have used for long periods of time do not work. Before I go off buying a new one, however, I just want to see if there is any other possibility of a problem within the board.

If this helps in any way, here is the link to the cable -

Any help or suggestions are welcome!

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If your board does not power on and you're sure that the cable is OK and properly inserted at both sides, my conclusion is that your board is dead.

Did it ever work? If yes, what was connected the last time (e.g. motors, ledstrips, power supply, ...)?

Any way to test the cable with another device?

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It worked very well a couple of weeks ago. Last time I used it with a project involving a Passive Buzzer and an 16:2 LCD display. I have no other devices that use this Mini-B USB cable, so I have absolutely no way to test it.

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You can check with a multimeter if there is 5V on the 5V pin, but I doubt that that will be the case if your board's power led does not light up.

I assume that you have tried another port on the PC.

I would buy one or more cheap Nanos and try with that; always good to have some stock :wink:

If that fails, it must be the cable so the next purchase would be another cable (also not really a waste so maybe combine the purchases).

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Ok. I'll try that. Thanks!