Cheap Nano 328p from China

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Just spent an hour beating on this device to keep getting this error:

Arduino: 1.8.5 (Windows 10), Board: "Arduino Nano, ATmega328P (Old Bootloader)"

Sketch uses 6924 bytes (22%) of program storage space. Maximum is 30720 bytes.
Global variables use 1181 bytes (57%) of dynamic memory, leaving 867 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.

avrdude: stk500_getparm(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0xfc

avrdude: stk500_paged_load(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x10, resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_cmd(): programmer is out of sync
avr_read(): error reading address 0x0000
    read operation not supported for memory "flash"
avrdude: failed to read all of flash memory, rc=-2
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0xe0
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0xe0

This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
option enabled in File -> Preferences.

After giving up and switching over to another board.. it worked fine..

You get what you pay for..

Don't waste as much time as I did..

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Except for the word NANO on those boards, they exactly look like the ones I have.

Mine work.

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Many of the Chinese Nano, in addition to using CH340G chips as their interface, do not come with the Arduino boot-loader installed. These need to be loaded via the ICSP pins before they can be programmed via the IDE.