Brand new Rpi Zero w 2 won't boot - 7 flash led

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Help

  • My brand new just finally arrived pi zero w2 wont load
  • flashes 7 - boot load error
  • installed with pi imager
  • i can read the card in windows and see the install files
  • tried different sd cards and distos
  • different power supply
  • PC wont recognise board via usb

going to go out now and buy a brand new sd card and try that but apart from that I’m stumped

Thanks for your help

Tom

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32 bit Pi OS or 64 Bit? If it was 64 bit try the default 32 bit.

One Mico USB is Data + Power, and one is only Power. Make sure you use the correct port for your USB serial connection.

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Im just downloading the 32bit os to try.
Yes aware of ports

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7 flashes suggests the board is alive and can’t find the kernel, so it’s probably a card issue.

As for the USB connection; try a different cable, it might have a bad data line (it’s amazing how many do)

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Thanks for all the help , New card and 32bit Os and up and running
All the docs seemed to suggest it would run in 64bit

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It does have a quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 processor.
I think you’ll get better performance running a 32 bit OS though.
It only has 512MB of SDRAM.

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I want to know where you got a Pi Zero 2 from 😁

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These days its blink and you’ve missed it. =(

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