QuoteRNJ I found this solution with the help of this* blog from KarlP: * 0.For Firmware Backup and Reset goto the arduino folder where avrdude.exe is located and copy avrdude.conf (located within the arduino folder) to the same directory. 1. in cmd go to that folder (something like cd "C:\program files\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr\bin") and type the following line (without running it!) for backby hamakis3D - Sanguino(lolu)