Heltec ESP32 Wifi will not upload, purchased 2nd it will work

Ist unit was working with the default program scanning for networks. When I tried to download a simple blank sketch to see the communication with the IDE and board, it failed.

esptool.py v2.6
Serial port COM5
Connecting......................................____An error occurred while uploading the sketch
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A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to ESP32: Timed out waiting for packet header

I have tried google and forums and can't find anything that works.

SO i purchased a 2nd Heltec ESP32 Wifi and it works. I can download sketches.

I believe I may have done something wrong to the first unit. I was wondering if there is a way I can get a HARD reset on the until and try to get communications going again.

I would like to see if I did something before I completed of the correct setups or make a mistake with installing s/w.

SO is there a way to perform a HARD reset on the Heltec ESP32 Wifi board?
Thanks in advance.

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