Connecting other boards

I just bought a new ELEGOO UNO R3 board and I tried running some code on it however it gives me the same error every time:

Problem uploading to board. See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.

Am I able to use this board with the arduino software or do I need to buy a new board?

That's not enough information for us to help you. Please do this:

  • File > Preferences > Show verbose output during > upload(check) > OK
  • Sketch > Upload
  • After the upload fails you'll see a button on the right side of the orange bar "Copy error messages". Click that button.
  • Paste the error in a message here USING CODE TAGS(</> button on the toolbar).