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Board Connection
Every time an Arduino is plugged into a computer through the serial port, Windows will try to install a driver to correctly 'recognize' the device. Although the computer may be able to install a driver and connect automatically after a few moments, sometimes the right driver cannot be found. This might be the case if you are not using a genuine Arduino.
Once the board has been recognized, a pop-up in the lower right hand corner should appear, similar to below-
If this pop-up does not appear after 5 minutes or so, please go to the Troubleshooting section found here- Connection Troubleshooting
Once the board has been recognized and software has been installed, you can now instruct the IDE where to look to find the board-
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