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Help Getting Started With Arduino

I just reformatted my computer recently, and when I reinstalled the Arduino programming software and FTDI drivers, it, simply put, doesn't work. Everything installed okay, and my computer recognizes my Arduino (its an Arduino Decemelia with an ATMEGA168, and I set the software to this under the tools/board menu), but when I try to upload a program, it says the following:
"
avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51
"
I know that this board has a bootloader because the pin 13 LED flashes when I turn it on, or when I press the reset button.

I also know that this board does, in fact, work, because it worked before I reformatted my computer. I did, however, have earlier versions of the drivers and programming software installed.

Please help me, thank you
-Xellers

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Dec 30, 2011. 7:48 AMknexbuilder88 says:
check for updates
Sep 3, 2009. 4:10 AMfrollard says:
Make sure it's using the correct comm port. Go into your device drivers (my computer or computer, right click>>properties >> device manager while the duino's plugged in, look for 'ports'. On mine it's com11.
Sep 3, 2009. 4:18 AMfrollard says:
I just checked the arduino forums by searching "expect=0x14, resp=0x51" and found your avrdude error - The administrators said they might have accidentally put the NG bootloader on a deicemelia.

Try hitting the reset button, THEN try to upload your sketch. It's a workaround - To fix it you need an FTDI hardware programmer to burn the correct bootloader into the chip.

http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1187909552/15
Sep 3, 2009. 4:18 AMfrollard says:
another person attests to reinstalling the ftdi drivers...try that? *(as zerogx suggest)
Sep 2, 2009. 10:56 PMgmxx says:
try uninstalling all the software, and using the previos version you were using... also try, rebooting.

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