# \[SOLVED\]Photon DFU Mode Driver failed for Electron setup
**URL:** https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [October 11, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457 "2016-10-11T02:47:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@markjones.cpe](https://community.particle.io/u/markjones.cpe)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457/1 "2016-10-11T02:47:50Z")
Hey there, fresh blood here. I can't even get my device to flash over USB ;] I followed this guide from the electron setup page:
> [@\[Particle Official\] Windows 10 Full CLI and DFU Setup](http://community.particle.io/t/particle-official-windows-10-full-cli-and-dfu-setup/18309):
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> Prerequisites Node: v0.12.2 [link](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v0.12.2/) NPM: v2.7.4 [link](https://www.versioneye.com/nodejs/npm/2.7.4) For Node/NPM installation follow this [mini-tutorial](http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/install-node-js-npm-windows). Particle CLI: v1.8.17[link](https://github.com/spark/particle-cli) install this after installing Node and NPM Note: All of these steps involving a terminal/command prompt are done via Windows 10 command prompt. Also, has been tested and working on Windows 7. Step 1 At this point you should check to see if your Node and NPM versions are working. As stated in the mini-tutorial from above, if you issue node -v and npm -v i…
It seems like part of the problem might be that this guide was written specifically for the Proton and I'm trying to set up an electron...
The first time I tried to load the USB driver with Zadig it timed out and now I get this message when I try to load it:
Neither the --usb nor --serial flashing switch is working.
Any advice?
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### Author:  [@markjones.cpe](https://community.particle.io/u/markjones.cpe)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457/2 "2016-10-11T03:15:43Z")
Well…it looks like I can’t delete this post but a PC restart fixed the issue…as one might expect 😛
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### Author:  [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2016, 7:35am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457/3 "2016-10-11T07:35:26Z")
No need to delete this - others might stumble across the same issue, and might find the hint useful.
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### Author:  [@Executor](https://community.particle.io/u/Executor)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457/4 "2017-10-19T20:32:43Z")
I have the same problem. And restart do not help. When put device in DFU mode computer no detect device.
Computere detect device but when put in DFU mode and try to flash
Error writing firmware…No DFU device found
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### Author:  [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457/5 "2017-10-20T03:44:30Z")
You may show a screenshot of your Device Manager (with the device visible) when the device is in DFU Mode.
Also try different USB cables and ports.
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### Author:  [@Executor](https://community.particle.io/u/Executor)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457/6 "2017-10-20T03:53:07Z")
in DFU mode
Ohh GOD. After 10 restart finally zadig-2.3 install USB driver. Now i success flash photon finally. Now everthing is ok.
Everthing start when i used a code for temperature sensor and somethnig is going wrong.
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### Author:  [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457/7 "2017-10-20T05:44:26Z")
I see you have double posted - which is frowned upon here
[[SOLVED]Photon DFU Mode Driver failed for Electron setup](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457/6?u=scruffr)
[DFU mode and device not found](https://community.particle.io/t/dfu-mode-and-device-not-found/23497/19?u=scruffr)
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### Author:  [@Executor](https://community.particle.io/u/Executor)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2017, 10:30am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-photon-dfu-mode-driver-failed-for-electron-setup/26457/8 "2017-10-20T10:30:17Z")
Here is final.
Now everything is OK.