> If I do this, then the "active" LED on the PICSTART flashes
> for a fraction
> of a second, but nothing else seems to happen.

The bulk erase occurs very quickly, so the LED flashes so quickly I often
don't even notice it.  After you erase the chip, click the "Blank" button to
verify that the chip was erased successfully.  If it does not report "Device
is blank," try another chip.  If it still doesn't erase, start checking
errata sheets.

Jen

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