# Photon in RED SOS hard fault mode, unable to put into safe mode

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/photon-in-red-sos-hard-fault-mode-unable-to-put-into-safe-mode/22556>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [April 30, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/photon-in-red-sos-hard-fault-mode-unable-to-put-into-safe-mode/22556 "2016-04-30T18:42:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![mdma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/mdma/32/1924_2.png) [@mdma](https://community.particle.io/u/mdma)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/photon-in-red-sos-hard-fault-mode-unable-to-put-into-safe-mode/22556/9 "2016-04-30T22:29:57Z")

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Thanks for the dump file - I’ll load that up on a Photon on Monday and see if it’s anything to do with the flash contents. I’ll let you know. 😄

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