Computer innept and can't load program. HELP!!!!

Hello,

My board on my Tevo Tarantula fried (as may do) and I have replaced the board with a Makerbase MKS Base V1.6 w/USB Cable from 3D Printing Canada.

I was having trouble with Arduino and switched to Platform IO. It was uploading Marlin but the scrren wasn't working. Then all of a sudden it stopped uploading and I get this message.

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

I get this for 6 lines, then I get:

avrdude: STK500v2_getsync(): timeout communication with programmer

So I was thinking I deleted the bootloader somehow. (Keep in mind I am technologically inept!!!) I used Arduino to burn the Bootloader and get this error code:

Arduino: 1.8.13 (Windows Store 1.8.42.0) (Windows 10), Board: "Arduino Mega or Mega 2560, ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)"

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

Error while burning bootloader.

I was messing arround with my old board and I am able to load the program, unfortunately the power side of the board in burned out. I can't figure out what is up, all of a sudden, with the new board and why the screen wasn't working when it was uploading.

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Anyone? Pls help!

Ok, I have been doing a ton of research and I think I have figured out the problem.

The issue is in the USB system. It doesn't seem to be communicating with the board. When I plug in the board it doesn't show up in "This PC". I can assign a COM number to the port in "Device Manager" but when I plug the board into different ports the COM number stays the same as the last one. So it seems like all the USB ports are reading the same? (I think?)

So, am I missing a driver? Is there a communication device that I am missing?

Now here is the part that confusses me. When I plug in my cell phone via USB it shows up in "This PC" but if I have the board plugged into the USB port next to it, in "Device Manager" in Ports (COM & LPT) it only shows COM1. Shouldn't there be 2 COM ports showing open in "Device Manager" at this point?

Checked with a few people and no one can figure this out. And I am computer inept and can't believe I have made it this far!

Thanks for any help.

I would never recommend manually setting a com port to be locked to a number.
That approach can cause other issues with Arduino's.

Pictures of you board may be useful especially the chip near the USB port.
There are variations depending on suppliers.

Some clones use CH340/341 drivers or CP2102 which are not supplied with the IDE.
The README at the top of each forum, section has something that deals with those aspects.

Windows RESERVES COM1 and COM2 for its own internal usage so it would be exceptionally rare to find those used for Arduino devices which would usually start at COM 3 onwards.

It may be better to reset the com ports as they were before and then reading up on the drivers.
cell phones may or may not show up as a COM port but most no longer do instead showing up as storage devices of some description.

Does this help?

OK that uses an FT232 driver

Load that up and see if it helps.

Ok, I got frusterated and bought another board. This time an MKS Gen L and everything was going OK. Everything was working, I could download the program onto the board. The screen isn't working so I was trying to get that working. I reloaded marlin after making some mistakes in the programing and was working through everything again and all of a sudden I got the same error message as before when uploading.

WTF! It must be something I am doing to the boards. Is it the Bootloader? Never had anything to with a Bootloader so I have no idea.

Got it working! As soon as I unplugged the LCD screen from the board, I was able to load Marlin firmware again. So it seems that I need to look for a new LCD.