# Electron: fixing the blue LED of death **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [July 26, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/electron-fixing-the-blue-led-of-death/34874 "2017-07-26T20:23:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@drp](https://community.particle.io/u/drp)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/electron-fixing-the-blue-led-of-death/34874/1 "2017-07-26T20:23:39Z")
I managed to get a Particle Electron into a state which I cannot seem to recover from. As shown in the photo below, the D7 led is constantly dimly lit. I have followed the factory reset instructions are described here: [https://community.particle.io/t/bricked-little-blue-d7-led-dimly-on-bottom-stm-chip-getting-warm/4974/7](https://community.particle.io/t/bricked-little-blue-d7-led-dimly-on-bottom-stm-chip-getting-warm/4974/7) but with no success. Any ides for how I can restore this Electron to it’s former glory? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/2X/c/c7868713bc17ee7780b836d5a4a6d47a95128c75.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RWB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/rwb/32/22599_2.png) [@RWB](https://community.particle.io/u/RWB)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/electron-fixing-the-blue-led-of-death/34874/2 "2017-07-27T02:03:34Z")
How did you get into this state? Let the battery drain till the Electron shut down? ---
**Author:** ![drp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@drp](https://community.particle.io/u/drp)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/electron-fixing-the-blue-led-of-death/34874/3 "2017-07-27T23:22:11Z")
Not 100% sure but I’m assuming from the [brown-out bug](https://community.particle.io/t/bug-bounty-electron-not-booting-after-battery-discharges-completely/25043). ---
**Author:** ![RWB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/rwb/32/22599_2.png) [@RWB](https://community.particle.io/u/RWB)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/electron-fixing-the-blue-led-of-death/34874/4 "2017-07-27T23:34:04Z")
Where you running the Electron off the battery when this happened? ---
**Author:** ![drp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@drp](https://community.particle.io/u/drp)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/electron-fixing-the-blue-led-of-death/34874/5 "2017-07-27T23:51:58Z")
Yes. But I want know how to fix my Electron (ie: reflash), not the root cause of how it got into this state. ---
**Author:** ![RWB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/rwb/32/22599_2.png) [@RWB](https://community.particle.io/u/RWB)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/electron-fixing-the-blue-led-of-death/34874/6 "2017-07-28T00:24:40Z")
I’m just trying to figure out what the deal is. I know the 0.7.0-rc1 firmware is supposed to prevent this from happening but I doubt you were running that unless you have the Particle CLI software installed. Do you? If you do then the next step is to try to flash new firmware to the Electron via the Particle CLI software when the Electron is in DFU “Yellow Flashing LED” Mode. If you can get the Electron into DFU mode. You get into DFU mode by holding down the Mode button and then hitting the REST button and while holding the Mode button until you see it flashing Yellow. It will flash magenta first, then yellow. If you can’t get into DFU mode with the flashing Yellow then I think your only hope is trying a JTAG programmer and I have never used one of those before so can’t be of much help beyond this. ---
**Author:** ![drp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@drp](https://community.particle.io/u/drp)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/electron-fixing-the-blue-led-of-death/34874/7 "2017-07-28T00:46:34Z")
I was running 0.7.0-rc2. Yes I have the Particle CLI installed. I cannot get into DFU mode nor Factory Reset. Unit is completely unresponsive. ---
**Author:** ![RWB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/rwb/32/22599_2.png) [@RWB](https://community.particle.io/u/RWB)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/electron-fixing-the-blue-led-of-death/34874/8 "2017-07-28T01:21:19Z")
> [@drp](#): > > I was running 0.7.0-rc2. I would go to the Bug Forum Post and let @Bdub know the latest firmware did not help in your situation.