Arduino board works on one computer but not another

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The user is experiencing issues with uploading programs to a Roboduino using a Dell Inspiron 1525 running Windows Vista and Arduino 0022. Initially, they encountered synchronization errors but resolved this by switching the board setting to Arduino Pro or Pro Mini (5V, 16 MHz) w/ATmega328. After successfully running a servo program, the board stopped functioning after a brief period. Attempts to re-upload programs, including the Blink test, resulted in no operational output despite no error messages during programming. The user confirmed that the Roboduino works on a different computer (an Asus) with identical programming conditions, ruling out power issues and confirming that the same USB cable and COM settings were used. They have reinstalled FTDI and COM drivers on the Dell but suspect a bug since all basic troubleshooting steps have been followed.
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Greetings,
I have recently bought a roboduino http://store.curiousinventor.com/all-kits/roboduino-kit-servo-ready-freeduino-arduino-compatible.html . I have tried uploading programs from my computer (a Dell Inspiron 1525 Vista) using Arduino 0022, however it does not seem to work. At first, I was getting the errors:
avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x00
After switching the board to Arduino Pro or Pro Mini (5V, 16 MHz) w/ATmega328, these errors stopped popping up.
I was able to run a program that made a servo turn 90 degrees and it worked. I unplugged it and came back 10 minutes later only to find it stopped working.
I have tried to re-upload my servo program, and tried a basic sample program (like the Blink test from this site http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Blink) seem to program ok (since no errors pop up and the LEDs blink on the board), but after the board finishes programming nothing happens.
I have tried to plug my roboduino (using the same USB cord) into a different computer and it works. It flashes the same way that it does on my Dell to signal that it is uploading, but after the sequence is over it runs the program.
I do not think it is a power issue because I programed the roboduino on the other computer (an Asus), getting the program to run, and then plugging the microcontroller into my Dell (to use as the power supply) and it continued to run the program.
I have also made sure that the programs are identical on both computers. I have checked that the data bits are the same and that the COM ports are as well.
I have reinstalled the FTDI drivers on my Dell, and I have also updated the COM drivers.
I think it must be a bug because I checked all the basic problems.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
programmer27
 
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Do you properly unmount the USB cable prior to pulling it out? Some USB host ICs are very finicky in that regards. If not, did it work when you reset the computer?
 
MATLABdude said:
Do you properly unmount the USB cable prior to pulling it out?

Yes I did, I did the same for both computers

MATLABdude said:
If not, did it work when you reset the computer?

No it did not

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