Airport Express, cannot do a hard reset

Hello, my AE doesn't work anymore. I mean, it has a flashing green light but cannot find it through Airport Utility. I tried to do a hard reset, holding the reset button pressed for 5 - 10 - 30 seconds, but nothing happens: the green light keep on flashing...
Any suggestion?
thx in advance, L.

Welcome to the discussions!
First, power down the AirPort Express for at least 15 minutes
Then, hold in the reset button and while you continue to hold in the reset button, plug the AirPort Express back in to power
Keep holding the reset button for at least 10 seconds after you have plugged in the AirPort Express to power
If your device is functioning correctly, then this reset will return the AirPort Express back to new, out-of-box factory settings.
Once you have reset the AirPort Express, temporarily connect an ethernet cable from your computer to the AirPort Express to help Airport Utility establish a connection with the Express so that you can reconfigure it.

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