title: Arduino "avrdude" Error
body: <p>I have been working with the Arduino system with an Arduino Uno chip for a while, but I recently came upon a problem I cannot solve. The problem is that whenever I attempt to upload a new program to my chip, I get the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have done some research, and I have tried everything that people have suggested. I have checked the COM port, checked the chip type, checked the component installations, updated the FTDI drivers, hit the reset button, tried the latest Arduino software, and yes, I have even made sure the board is plugged into the computer.</p>
  
  <p>Earlier this year I had absolutely no problem uploading code to my board, and almost nothing has changed since I last tried it. The only thing that has changed is the cable I have used to upload the programs, and I have tried several different cables as well. Could it just be a batch of bad cables? This seems unlikely. I have also tried uploading code onto different boards, with the same result.</p>
  
  <p>This is getting quite frustrating, as I really want to continue working on my projects. However, that will not happen if I cannot even print "Hello World!" to the serial monitor.
  I am running on a 32-bit Windows 7 machine. Any suggestions to solving this would be greatly appreciated.</p>