I have a macbook pro whose Wifi card seems to have just died on me. It started misbehaving yesterday with it connecting for a while then refusing to start. It is now simply not being detected. I have a dual boot setup via bootcamp with Windows 7 on the other side and its also seeing nothing. Has this ever happened to anyone here? -- Regards, Mark Mwangi markmwangi.me.ke
Whats the model identifier of your machine? Have you taken any troubleshooting steps? if any what are they. Problem could be with the WiFi card, the antenna or the OS.. Start with the easiest and run a software update to ensure that your system is up to date. Then check under -> About this Mac-> More Info -> Network -> Airport for the wifi Firmware Version it should be something like "Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 5.100.198.104.5" You can get it fixed by any local apple retailer if you still have AppleCare otherwise, If firmware and OS is up to date, then have a look inside only if you are comfortable taking your machine apart. You can watch a guide here, its not really as hard as it seems -> http://www.powerbookmedic.com/manual.php?id=8&comments=all Just a bit tricky but pretty much straight foreword, like taking apart any laptop. The wires to the WiFi card connecting to the logic board are most likely problem check the connections first and look for two wires with gold endings attached to the airport card.If all is well at this point the its defiantly the card that needs a replacement, or you can use a 3rd party USB wifi card that will probably be cheaper. Vincent Wayodi Email: wayodi@gmail.com Linkedin: *www.linkedin.com/in/wayodi* On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a macbook pro whose Wifi card seems to have just died on me. It started misbehaving yesterday with it connecting for a while then refusing to start. It is now simply not being detected. I have a dual boot setup via bootcamp with Windows 7 on the other side and its also seeing nothing.
Has this ever happened to anyone here? -- Regards,
Mark Mwangi
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Hi Vincent, The card is not being detected at all. I had tried to look using the path you suggested and the only thing there is is Airport version. No hardware info past Airport. I have also tried tinkering with it from the windows side And I face the same problem. Its simply not being seen. On Wednesday, 8 May 2013, Vincent Wayodi wrote:
Whats the model identifier of your machine? Have you taken any troubleshooting steps? if any what are they. Problem could be with the WiFi card, the antenna or the OS.. Start with the easiest and run a software update to ensure that your system is up to date.
Then check under -> About this Mac-> More Info -> Network -> Airport for the wifi Firmware Version it should be something like "Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 5.100.198.104.5"
You can get it fixed by any local apple retailer if you still have AppleCare otherwise, If firmware and OS is up to date, then have a look inside only if you are comfortable taking your machine apart.
You can watch a guide here, its not really as hard as it seems -> http://www.powerbookmedic.com/manual.php?id=8&comments=all
Just a bit tricky but pretty much straight foreword, like taking apart any laptop. The wires to the WiFi card connecting to the logic board are most likely problem check the connections first and look for two wires with gold endings attached to the airport card.If all is well at this point the its defiantly the card that needs a replacement, or you can use a 3rd party USB wifi card that will probably be cheaper.
Vincent Wayodi
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On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'mwangy@gmail.com');>
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I have a macbook pro whose Wifi card seems to have just died on me. It started misbehaving yesterday with it connecting for a while then refusing to start. It is now simply not being detected. I have a dual boot setup via bootcamp with Windows 7 on the other side and its also seeing nothing.
Has this ever happened to anyone here? -- Regards,
Mark Mwangi
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Well it can only be hardware failure that will require a replacement.. but for all the effort and costs getting it replaced, i would recommend buying a usb wifi adapter. http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/32972634/Belkin-Surf-F7D1102AZ-IEEE-802-11n-US... Vincent Wayodi Email: wayodi@gmail.com Linkedin: *www.linkedin.com/in/wayodi* On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Vincent, The card is not being detected at all. I had tried to look using the path you suggested and the only thing there is is Airport version. No hardware info past Airport. I have also tried tinkering with it from the windows side And I face the same problem. Its simply not being seen.
On Wednesday, 8 May 2013, Vincent Wayodi wrote:
Whats the model identifier of your machine? Have you taken any troubleshooting steps? if any what are they. Problem could be with the WiFi card, the antenna or the OS.. Start with the easiest and run a software update to ensure that your system is up to date.
Then check under -> About this Mac-> More Info -> Network -> Airport for the wifi Firmware Version it should be something like "Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 5.100.198.104.5"
You can get it fixed by any local apple retailer if you still have AppleCare otherwise, If firmware and OS is up to date, then have a look inside only if you are comfortable taking your machine apart.
You can watch a guide here, its not really as hard as it seems -> http://www.powerbookmedic.com/manual.php?id=8&comments=all
Just a bit tricky but pretty much straight foreword, like taking apart any laptop. The wires to the WiFi card connecting to the logic board are most likely problem check the connections first and look for two wires with gold endings attached to the airport card.If all is well at this point the its defiantly the card that needs a replacement, or you can use a 3rd party USB wifi card that will probably be cheaper.
Vincent Wayodi
Email: wayodi@gmail.com Linkedin: *www.linkedin.com/in/wayodi*
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a macbook pro whose Wifi card seems to have just died on me. It started misbehaving yesterday with it connecting for a while then refusing to start. It is now simply not being detected. I have a dual boot setup via bootcamp with Windows 7 on the other side and its also seeing nothing.
Has this ever happened to anyone here? -- Regards,
Mark Mwangi
markmwangi.me.ke
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Working on the premise that Mac OS is basically Linux with a pretty face, <guess>shouldn't you probably be checking in some place like *dmesg?* </guess> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Vincent Wayodi <wayodi@gmail.com> wrote:
Well it can only be hardware failure that will require a replacement.. but for all the effort and costs getting it replaced, i would recommend buying a usb wifi adapter.
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/32972634/Belkin-Surf-F7D1102AZ-IEEE-802-11n-US...
Vincent Wayodi
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On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Vincent, The card is not being detected at all. I had tried to look using the path you suggested and the only thing there is is Airport version. No hardware info past Airport. I have also tried tinkering with it from the windows side And I face the same problem. Its simply not being seen.
On Wednesday, 8 May 2013, Vincent Wayodi wrote:
Whats the model identifier of your machine? Have you taken any troubleshooting steps? if any what are they. Problem could be with the WiFi card, the antenna or the OS.. Start with the easiest and run a software update to ensure that your system is up to date.
Then check under -> About this Mac-> More Info -> Network -> Airport for the wifi Firmware Version it should be something like "Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 5.100.198.104.5"
You can get it fixed by any local apple retailer if you still have AppleCare otherwise, If firmware and OS is up to date, then have a look inside only if you are comfortable taking your machine apart.
You can watch a guide here, its not really as hard as it seems -> http://www.powerbookmedic.com/manual.php?id=8&comments=all
Just a bit tricky but pretty much straight foreword, like taking apart any laptop. The wires to the WiFi card connecting to the logic board are most likely problem check the connections first and look for two wires with gold endings attached to the airport card.If all is well at this point the its defiantly the card that needs a replacement, or you can use a 3rd party USB wifi card that will probably be cheaper.
Vincent Wayodi
Email: wayodi@gmail.com Linkedin: *www.linkedin.com/in/wayodi*
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a macbook pro whose Wifi card seems to have just died on me. It started misbehaving yesterday with it connecting for a while then refusing to start. It is now simply not being detected. I have a dual boot setup via bootcamp with Windows 7 on the other side and its also seeing nothing.
Has this ever happened to anyone here? -- Regards,
Mark Mwangi
markmwangi.me.ke
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