uploading to funduino mini

hi
I have this cheap chinese fake arduino mini called funduino http://www.ebay.com/itm/Funduino-pro-mini-ATMEGA328P-5V-16M-Micro-controller-board-Compatible-arduino-/200922410720?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ec7e8aee0
this arduino does not have a usb port so I am using a converter http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-To-RS232-TTL-PL2303HX-Auto-Converter-Module-Converter-Adapter-For-arduino-/300881830900?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460df463f4

I do not know how to upload, I have tried some things but getting a avrdude.exe error code: avrdude.exe: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00

I connect rx to rx, tx to tx, gnd to gnd but I am not sure about 5v. I read Ishould connect it to the vcc on my mini but this cheap version does not have one. I tried vin, vbus and 5v but nothing yet. I am also not sure what board I should select to upload to.

Thanks!

You should be able to connect the 5V to 5V

but you need to connect RX to TX and TX to RX respectively between programmer and the mini...

see also
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php/topic,100028.0.html
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=217246.0