My old Pi3 would never boot so Adafruit is sending me a new one. I want to make sure I am doing everything correctly before I power up the new one. Here goes: 1. I have read the sticky note on boot up problems. 2. You can refer to my previous posts on this problem. See JMikeH 3. Here is how I am doi...

Hi, Thanks for getting back to me with additional info. Here is the lastest: I still have the same problem. Red ON and Green 1 flash of less than a second. I purchased a new 16 GB SanDisk SD card and I did a full format using SD Formatter. I down loaded NOOBS 1.9.0 and copied that to the SD card. I ...

Dear Moderator, I used the 2GB card to see if it would boot beyond the one flash point. I didn't expect it to boot all the way. I used the SDCard formatter as specified by Rasp.org. The card was empty, and there was plenty of room for the OS. I understand that you get a little frustrated with beginn...

There are two open solder pads on the Pi 3 B. They are behind the USB port and labeled "Run". What are they for???

Also, there are two open solder pads at the opposite end of the 40 pin connector, on the bottom of the board. What component is missing or not needed???
Thanks, Mike

***I have read the boot up problems sticky note*** I just received the following from Adafruit: Pi 3 B, SanDisk 8GB with Raspian 1.9 preloaded, power brick 5.25V @ 2.4A. I installed the SD card and connected my monitor to HDMI, and the keyboard, and mouse to the USB ports. At power up the red LED ca...

I just got a Pi 3 B with NOOBS 1.9 from adafruit. I also got the proper power supply from adafruit. When I plug everything together (VGA monitor, keyboard, mouse, SD Card) and power up, the red light comes on and the green light flashes once and only once. NOTHING else happens. Screen is black. Some...