Programming PIC32 with PicKit3

[unknown]

I am a SKPIC32 user and I have recently tried to program the starter kit using PICKit3. I managed to program once but after that I kept getting error message "PK3Err0035: Failed to get Device ID" and it never worked again. There was no connection problem and my PICKit3 is directly connected to the starter kit and quite impossible to have interference. I read in many forums that this condition does occur and this is called 'brick'. Does anybody know how to solve this problem? And, will I be able to use bootloader mode to program if not PICKit3 after I have removed the HDD firmware when I first attempted to use the PICKit3? And please tell me if it is a sad ending for my SKPIC32 ... T.T Thank you for your comment

[sich]

Searching for error message in PICKit3 Programmer/Debugger User's Guide gives me this:

9.3.1 Read/Write Error Actions
If you receive a read or write error:
1. Did you hit Abort? This may produce read/write errors.
2. Try the action again. It may be a one-time error.
3. Ensure that the target is powered and at the correct voltage levels for the device. See the device data sheet for required device voltage levels. Please check SKPIC32's VDD voltage. Is it under 3.6V?
4. Ensure that the debugger-to-target connection is correct (PGC and PGD are
connected.)
5. For write failures, ensure that ¡°Erase all before Program¡± is checked on the
Program Memory tab of the Settings dialog.
6. Ensure that the cables used are of the correct length.

Many people complaint about pressing the black button on PICKit3 giving this problem too...microchip forum post