Can no longer upload ANY sketches to Arduino Mega 2560 - timeout at upload

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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Try this...

• Start the Arduino IDE

• Load or create an empty sketch...

void setup( void ) { } void loop( void ) { }

• Connect the board to the computer

• Hold the RESET button

• Click Upload

• At the moment Uploading is displayed, release the RESET button

• If at first you don't succeed, try try again (try it a few times)