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When I connect my Arduino Uno board it instantly detects the board and shows it in the list. But when I connect my new Uno + Wifi board it doesn't detect it. I also manually selected Arduino Uno Wifi but it still gives me the message

Error uploading check if the selected board is currently available

How can I fix this?

This is the one that's not working:

Arduino Uno + Wifi

While this one I got does work:

Arduino Uno

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  • Is it a genuine Uno? Commented Nov 20, 2017 at 21:53
  • I editted my question to contain the exact products. The power source inputs are different I don't know if that could have anything to do with it? Commented Nov 20, 2017 at 22:00
  • Install the USB drivers (CH340G). It's a cheap Chinese clone. Commented Nov 20, 2017 at 22:00
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    and the DIP switch must be in USB to Atmega setup Commented Nov 21, 2017 at 5:13
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    Possible duplicate of My Arduino isn't showing up on my computer. What should I do? Commented Nov 21, 2017 at 16:23

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What you have there is a cheap Chinese clone. It uses the cheap CH340G USB chip instead of the proper ATMega16u2 that real Arduinos use.

Install the right drivers and it should start working.

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  • Thank you this worked! But I just wonder, what's the downside of using the cheap clone? Commented Nov 20, 2017 at 22:05
  • They have a habit of dying easily. But they're cheap to replace. Commented Nov 20, 2017 at 22:06

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