terryking228:
can't see where the resistor goes
Oh.. Hmmmm. The UNO schematic shows a 1 meg ohm resistor across the crystal:
http://arduino.cc/en/uploads/Main/Arduino_Uno_Rev3-schematic.pdf
Anyone have experience with this resistor + or - ??
The resistor is not needed, it's built into the mcu, and the atmega328p-based systems I build don't have it.