Arduino IDE Flora - Greyed Out Ports

Question

I'm trying to learn how to use the Adafruit Flora, and I have followed the guides below:

https://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-flora/windows-setup

https://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-flora/blink-onboard-led

But, I'm struggling withe connecting to a port. It's greyed out in my IDE and I have tried a lot of things like, booting to BIOS and changing the settings to auto, to looking in for any hidden devices in the device manager window. I can't see a "Ports COM" section there and it's preventing me from uploading anything to the flora.

Arduino: 1.6.11 (Windows 10), Board: "Adafruit Flora"

Couldn't find a Board on the selected port. Check that you have the correct 
port selected.  If it is correct, try pressing the board's reset button 
after initiating the upload.

Please help!

Is the usb cable working? Otherwise windows should be searching for drivers. — KIIV, Aug 18 '16 at 20:53
When I plug the flora in, it's pwr light is on and the d7 is blinking red. — user287474, Aug 18 '16 at 20:54
USB Power cable can do this too except for establishing communication as data lines are not connected. — KIIV, Aug 18 '16 at 20:57
Funny enough, the cord I was using was supplied by Adafruit, but when I tried another power cord.. it worked. — user287474, Aug 18 '16 at 20:59

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 18 '16 at 21:05

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First of all check your usb cable. It might be faulty one or it could be charge only. If your board light/blink, it mean power lines are ok. But if there is no action from OS, there might be communication lines broken or missing.

answered Aug 18 '16 at 21:05

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