# Dead Model 100 - Help Needed

**URL:** <https://community.keyboard.io/t/dead-model-100-help-needed/13480>\
**Category:** Help and Getting Started\
**Created:** [March 14, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/dead-model-100-help-needed/13480 "2025-03-14T10:20:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![wbk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e0b2c6/32.png) [@wbk](https://community.keyboard.io/u/wbk)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/dead-model-100-help-needed/13480/2 "2025-04-06T19:57:41Z")

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Hi pomfreta,

Welcome to the forums!

Sorry that your first post here must be such a downer. Not having any replies is not super either, but could mean that no one had such a problem before which is hopeful 😉

> [@pomfreta1158](#):
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> If I hold the program button when connecting I get the red Led but not connection to Chrysalis.

Seeing the picture, you already opened the keyboard. Are you comfortable programming the ~~ATMEGA~~ GD32F303 directly via the Arduino IDE?

I found [another topic](https://community.keyboard.io/t/keyboardio-brick-recovery-help-needed/4640/3) discussing a similar issue with a Model 01, not sure if it is applicable in your situation.

Did you contact Jesse/Kaia via email?

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