# Meowbit not connecting and 909 error **URL:** \ **Category:** Arcade\ **Created:** [June 25, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/meowbit-not-connecting-and-909-error/296 "2019-06-25T21:51:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@cak](https://forum.makecode.com/u/cak)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/meowbit-not-connecting-and-909-error/296/1 "2019-06-25T21:51:47Z")
I have my Meowbit connected through USB to my laptop that’s running Windows 10. When I turn on the Meowbit, it goes right into the preloaded game- I never see the option for programming mode that I have read about. My computer is not recognizing that it is connected. Most of the time when I click the lower side button on the Meowbit, I get the frowny-face 909 error. Only a few times have I actually seen the menu show up. Is there a way to reset it? Any advice for updating it so that I can load a game onto it? ---
**Author:** ![AlexK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexk/32/33339_2.png) [@AlexK](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexK)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/meowbit-not-connecting-and-909-error/296/2 "2019-06-25T23:37:25Z")
Welcome, @cak! My initial guess is that you’re using a power-only USB cable and not a data cable. Try a different cable and see if that helps. According to [another thread](https://forum.makecode.com/t/stuck-on-error-code-090-on-meowbit/249/13), if the Meowbit does not recognize that it’s connected to a computer within a second, it presumes it’s running off of the battery and loads the last game loaded onto the device. A new bootloader, also found in that thread, lengthens that delay. Keep us posted. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![cak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@cak](https://forum.makecode.com/u/cak)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/meowbit-not-connecting-and-909-error/296/3 "2019-06-28T21:17:39Z")
That was it! I didn’t realize charge-only cables were a thing. I got a new cable and was able to download my game. Thank you @AlexK! ---
**Author:** ![jwunderl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jwunderl/32/5308_2.png) [@jwunderl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jwunderl)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/meowbit-not-connecting-and-909-error/296/4 "2019-06-28T21:26:30Z")
Yup, charge only cables are evil ☹ ---
**Author:** ![tomb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tomb](https://forum.makecode.com/u/tomb)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/meowbit-not-connecting-and-909-error/296/5 "2019-09-10T11:38:37Z")
I get this error as well, I have tried 2 Windows 10 PC’s. What is the 909 error? I have tried 2 cables, I can see “ARCADE-F4” in file explorer, How to I connect to program it? ---
**Author:** ![AlexK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexk/32/33339_2.png) [@AlexK](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexK)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/meowbit-not-connecting-and-909-error/296/6 "2019-09-10T20:09:25Z")
If you can see **ARCADE-F4** in Windows Explorer, then your device is probably connected properly. Click **Download** in the MakeCode Arcade editor, or save your project as an image file and use Windows Explorer to copy the image to the **ARCADE-F4** drive.