Start with LED off

That got it.
My board is a Redesign Pro Mini atmega328 5V 16M

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Redesign-Pro-Mini-atmega328-5V-16M-Replace-ATmega128-Arduino-Compatible-Nano-/121267662255?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c3c1dadaf