my arduino nano 3.0 not load

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i've just recieved my first arduino, i'm a bit noob, i've an arduino nano 3.0 gravitech. i installed drivers and followed troubleshooting about setting up arduino but it still not upload the blink program, the tx led blinks 3 times, stays off for 10 seconds and blinks one more time.... after that the arduino progragms says

Binary sketch size: 970 bytes (of a 30720 byte maximum)
avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51

my configuration:

arduino nano 3.0 gravitech
xp
i've never uploaded anything

here the verbose version of uploading sequence

avrdude: Version 5.4-arduino, compiled on Oct 11 2007 at 19:12:32
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/

System wide configuration file is "C:\Documents and Settings\Livio\Desktop\arduino-0022\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf"

Using Port : \.\COM3
Using Programmer : stk500v1
Overriding Baud Rate : 57600
avrdude: ser_open(): setting dtr
avrdude: Send: 0 [30] [20]
avrdude: Send: 0 [30] [20]
avrdude: Send: 0 [30] [20]
avrdude: Recv:
avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: Send: Q [51] [20]
avrdude: Recv:
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51

avrdude done. Thank you.

i've tried to change usb cable, to change program to upload, to disconnect wifi usb dongle and turn off his software, tried to turn off logitech's keyboard software, i tried to chenge usb port ecc. ecc. but it still won't work

please help me.... (sorry for my bad english)

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The first thing to do is unplug the Arduino. Then, start the IDE. See what COM ports are listed under Tools + Serial.

Then, shut down the IDE, connect the Arduino, and restart the IDE. See what COM ports are listed under Tools + Serial.

If the same COM ports are listed both times, the Arduino is not being recognized. If the list is different, then the Arduino is connected to the different port.

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thanks, i've just selected com3 that is the port at wich is connected the arduino....

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Hi

I have pretty much the exact same problem. Just got my nano v 3.0, installed the drivers etc., try to upload the blink --> same error message as above.
Differences: I run Win 7, nothing else that I can see.
I have also tried changing things around, and have checked and double checked the COM port.

Does anyone have an idea as to what could be the problem?
I would very much appreciate any help

Best regards
Jonathan

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I have had the same problem, I bought a Leonardo, it would not work immediately as I had the wrong device, port number and other things I did not know about. I have now got 4 of the example sketches just fine using WS2812 LEDs. Wonderful!

So I bought 3 Nano 3.0 (1 from UK for quick delivery, two more from China (Low price).
When the UK sourced Nano arrived I quickly set it up on a breadboard, and then wired up my WS2812 so I could see this work too. No, it came up with the catch-em-all error seen whenever things are not exactly as should be.

The red pin13 led, flashes constantly and as the PC uploads date to the board a few very feint flashes on the RX led. I checked to ensure the board type, port no, processor type all correct, but still came up with error. Contacted the UK supplier and he advised the problem was down to an old version of the bootloaders ( indicated by the flashing led) when reset is pressed the led goes out then a couple of slow blinks and then back to the fast blink.

All I needed was to update the bootloader and everything would be all working. He was going to send me a replacement board, so they could check the cause of this problem as he had others customers also having the problem. However we decided that he would send me the board and I could keep both boards for a further payment of £5. He also sent me a 6 lead cable to connect the I2C connector on the Nano to my Leonardo, using software within the IDE I could then burn the latest Bootloader and everything would be OK.

Well No! My enthusiasm got the better of me I placed both Nano boards side by side on my Breadboard. And powered them up, they are both flashing Pin 13 leds as before, Went through the procedure to burn a new bootloader using my Leonardo or the new Nano, it was not that simple as I followed instructions telling me to connect and switch on something, and then a few steps later it told me to connect again and switch on again, but nowhere was there anything about disconnecting and switching off.

Anyway, I carried on with the instructions after checking the correct connections between the Nano and my Leonardo once again I followed the instructions, and nothing. I wasn't sure whether it succeeded or failed, but notice on board now had no LEDS, why?

After looking up at the setup again, I had as mentioned placed the two Nanos either side by side, but one thing I didn't check is that the left side of one Nano was shorted to the right hand side of the second. So I gently lifted them out of the breadboard, and the one with no LEDs has a sooty mark underneath where the voltage regulator was. It was fried!

Next I decided to try the second board to see if it could be made to work (this too might have been fried too), but all the LEDS did the same and came up with the same error as before. I went through the upgrade to the bootloader on this one, but nothing seems to have changed.

I checked to see if my Leonardo still works (and it does), and noted that the correct board is identified with a com port. However I have noted that at one occasion the Nano was identified as FTDI, but after it is undentified.

My two new boards arrived from China, Long - Story - Short, just the same, I am at my wits end on this.

I have used different a USB cable and ports on the W7 PC.
Upgraded the IDE to the latest revision.
Have tried using the Bare Minimum sketch - just the same.
Tried using "Blink" on different output pin.
Tried holding down the reset button before and upload and just before data is sent.
Tried everything I can think of, various web site advise one thing - red LED should flash, others state it should be off

The same fault occurred on all 4 Nanos, two from China two from UK. There has to be a more fundamental and logical cause as my Leonardo is prefect. Why if the Bootloader is out of date one one could it the same case for all.
I am going to try again soon to see it writing this has helped me think things through.

Any help would be really appreciated, whilst be a NooB on the Arduino platform I have over 30 years experience from BASIC, Flash and C writing but I am still only a beginner - this has got me beat!

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try to rollback your ftdi driver to an earlyer version!