Done! and it is fixed Wifi and bluetooth operative again . The reason was a bad connection at the LVDS connector so I did not have to remove the plastic covering the airport card : just re-fix firmly the LVCD connector as shown in Ifixit Many Many Many thanks Thierry
Abraham... THANK YOU. You are the first person to reveal a truthful, thoughtful, intelligent answer to this problem. What has been so disconcerting about this issue for me is that the wifi card intermittently works. Now I finally know that it was the jostling of the hardware connection and not the resetting of PRAM etc. that made it temporarily work. Your video brought me tremendous joy and peace - I no longer feel crazy and now have a practical solution to follow thanks to you.
I have the missing wifi issue. Thanks for the video - gave me the confidence to repair this myself. It turns out that on my MacBook, the cable connector was not the problem. I unplugged, replugged, no difference. I have bought a replacement wifi-card off ebay and will follow up here with results. As a note, bluetooth DOES NOT run off the wifi-card on this model. With the wifi-card fully disconnected, I can still use bluetooth.
people i had the same problem , apple say its not a recall of this so WE need to pay cause most of the computers are out of warranty,,,, if someone know how to fill a collective lawsuit lets do it,we don't need to pay for their mistakes
thank you very much. this solve my problem too. i was using ethernet since the airport stopped working few months back. A lot of MBP owners are having this problem, as you said Apple did not say a single word about this issue in any of their sites. many thanks.
Wow that is exactly what has happened to my mac. The left corner of the plastic has broken off (a while ago). I have no idea why it broke so i think this model has a flaw (as you said). I will try having a look inside to see if the cable isn't seated properly. Wifi works intermittently.
You really heped me! I have earlier version of MBP and it looks differently inside, but I checked different connectors and now it works!! My problem was that Airport was failing randomly, and after rebooting it was working again. Thanks a lot!
Nice video Abraham! i have the same problem, i mean WIFI fail with my Macbook pro 15 2012 mid. but in my case i think the reason maybe is connection of the cable which connect the Airport card and logic board. I checked my Airport card, it's working. Do you have any suggestion? Thanks!
My WIFI connection only drops on my macbook pro. Sometimes i can use a few minutes then it drops, sometimes i cant use either 2 minutes and it drops so much more. I did ALL the possible things you can imagine and i could do but none of them solved my problem. Other notebooks on my house works perfectly but my mac dont. I reseted my router, entered again, but nothing :( Can you tell me something? thank you.
Hi, On the 2011 model, which is exhibiting the same airport failure, the card differs; it has 4 connections, and the cable is a press on top . And it's wrapped in tape. Still fails. Oddly, the card came back online once after I took apart and reassembled, then stopped again. Work progresses..
Good video : I have exactly the same issue on a macbook pro late 2008 I cannot wait to dismantle it and see if it the airport card is de connected! La suite au prochain numéro Thanks a lot
My mum's MacBook pro is 10.58 V but the beginning we were able to use the Airport Card as it is installed for about a year then few months after it just went off. That wouldn't mean it does not have it in the mother board, does it?
Hi friend, is it a A1278 2010 ??? Because mine is, and it is with wi-fi board and webcam in shortcut (detected by thermal camera), and when I plug off, the computer power on normally.
Hi Abraham, Thank you for what you showed on your MacBook. I have a one with the dual core Intel-first.Little problems with Wi-fi card. Where it fades in and out at times? New card? Motherboard?, Memory? Also, fan is noisy. I replace that and card, right? WANT TO Do SERVICE- they rip you off. Just like you sayt. Machine has aluminum case and silver keys, not black. Any ideas? Always been noisy. Had it on for an hour and it is been fine. Airport is green on Network. Thanks, Tom.
hello WHEN YOU HAD THE PROBLEM THE BLUETOOTH still working? because I have the same problem my wifi does not work but my bluetooth works perfect and I know that the two devices are on the same card WHAT CAN I DO?? REPLACE FOR A NEW ONE?????? THANKS!!
Before you do anything drastic, try taking the battery out. I had this same exact problem today and could not get airport card to turn on. I tried restarting several times to no avail. Then I removed the battery, replaced it and restarted and everything was fine.
Hi Abraham, I am using snow leopard (10.6.8) with same problem where Airport card not installed. I bought DWA 131 and have tried installed the driver multiple times unfortunately I did not see any WIFI icon popup at right bottom corner and unable to connect internet using WIFI. Can you please share with me where to get the correct driver?
My mac cannot locate the wi-fi function at all. It says "wi-fi: no hardware found" and it can't be found in system preferences/network. I've tried upgrading the software. I've also tried deleting all software and reinstalling from scratch. I suspect it to be the hardware. Would this be a possibility to solve it, or is it likely to maybe be a part of the logic board or something else?
I have the same problem, bought a macbook pro mid 2012 and last week it started doing the same thing. First it was like this video, then it was like you describe. Sometimes i restart the computer and it gets better but only for a while, sometimes i have to restart it three times...Like he explains on the video, I've been told it is an hardware problem, because the wifi antena is located on the screen lid and the opening an closing procedure tears off the antena cables... the solution is, again as he explains on the video, to replace the airport board, or whatever it's called, but I haven't tried it yet, all i've done was opening the bottom lid, clean and disconnect the antena cables and connect them again, but it's just temporary after one day or two it comes back again... i don't know how to help, but if someone has a permanent and cheap solution i would like to know
SAGA KAPNA Did y’all find out how to fix ? ... I have a similar problem Wi-Fi is turned on but has a solid yellow/amber light on and says “Wi-Fi is turned on but is not connected to network” No networks pop up or anything
The problem w/ my mid 2009 MBP is that after going to sleep mode, it shows the AirPort as turned off. When I go to turn AirPort on, it doesn't turn on. After rebooting, it gets worse. It then says "No AirPort card installed." I've taken it to the Apple store & it is 'temporarily fixed' when the AirPort card is disconnected, then reconnected. They want me to either buy a new card or MONITOR!! 100s of people are hav'g the same exact problem w/ no known fix and PRAM reset doesnt work. Any Ideas?
Sir, I have macbook Pro (version 10.6.8) Few months ago It fail approximately 15 cm down and it 1st time started to show ' airportcard not detected'. After few months I restarted it and fortunately it got online with wifi icon being black. But it suddenly went offline with wifi icon greying out. And thereby it hardly gets online (with black wifi icon) and stays online nearly for two minutes and goes offline (with wifi icon greying out). I don't understand what's the problem. Please help so that it will work normal. Kindly looking for your reply..
Cool wish i had the tools to do it too. I bought snow lion OS install it and wifi working then 2 days later well then said no airport card installed will be looking at video again again
Hey when I take the black bar at the bottom of the screen off there is no plug for the antenna as on yours. The cable in question goes up behind the screen do you have any ideas how to get back there? i have a mid 2010 15" MBP
I have this problem on my MacBook Air and I'm really confused because I don't want to take it apart and I don't want to buy a new one because there expensive
took my mid 2012 mac book to apple inside warenty cos i had removed dvd drive and replced with ssd drive they wont support me, but i think the real cause of this is freying of the antenna wires located in the hinge with opening and closing so often i think it has cut some of the wires, apple said it will have tp remove screen to fix and would cost 460 pounds, mine has same issue will only work right on top of a router and up close for bluetooth. not happy with apple
the problem its overheat. location hardware wifi place been installed don't have good ventilation for air cycle. compare wifi MacBook Pro at a clutch / hinger cover macbook white hardware wifi installed at logic board rare case for this issue when I open hardware wifi the thermal tape belong the hardware getting f**k up. question : btw bluetooth have same place with wifi why do not broken too? answer : large bandwidth and continuity time processes wifi for internet or data transfer compare with bluetooth do not have same as well when using magicmouse, data transfer, or else when their working produce heat how to make overheat because different technology
according to ifixit that cable is called the camera cable, so do you remember if the webcam was also not working? im having the airport issue right now but my webcam works fine so Im thinking the cable is fine but the airport card must have gone bad
This video probably shows the solution for a lot of people. However I took my mid 2009 mbp apart to check the card and it is properly seated in place. Any ideas here? The card works intermittently
Hi. I'm having the issue with my MacBook Pro late 2011 15.4 inch model. Sometimes an SMC power reset fixes it. Is yours a 15 inch or a13 MacBook Pro! Thanks.
By the way, when it's not working, not only will the wifi not turn on, but there is an x in the airport icon at the top and a contextual menu says hardware not installed.
7:35 cable comes loose... lol thanks man, but sum it up faster -- too much talking. 16 minute video and you talk about the cable that was the actual problem for less than 10 seconds. but yeah, thanks much! totally helps
hahah thazs so fuckin amazing with the networkcard... brilliant idea by the designers.... it is the position where it could get the best signal even if it was 100% plastic...
Hi, So here is my problem: I had a problem with my wi fi card, so I Decided to switch my air port card. (bluethoot and camera wasn't working). Unfortunately, nothing happened: wi fi didn't show of.. So Since I hade to replace the screen cover, I decided to switch the cable: it repaired the camera and the bluethoot... But no wi fi working again: It just doesn't show off in the network menu, doesn't show off in the menu bar (no wi fi logo apparelling, disconnected or not). It just completely vanished. I really don t know how to fix that. Unless it is the attenna, I will have completely switch the whole system. Thing is: bluethoot is working, so why the wi fi is not? can somebody help me on that one? I'm out of solution!
So same happened to mine. I replaced it with the old card, and it worked. It was still faulty and less than optimal, but it worked. So I dont know what's going on once we change the airport card, like if the mac has to be alerted somehow or reset. :(
Thank you so much! My first comment ever on youtube and you helped me to fix my problem once and for all! I added a tiny drop of superglue on the top of the connector for not having this problem again! Thank you again!
Done! and it is fixed Wifi and bluetooth operative again .
The reason was a bad connection at the LVDS connector so I did not have to remove the plastic covering the airport card : just re-fix firmly the LVCD connector as shown in Ifixit
Many Many Many thanks
Thierry
Abraham...
THANK YOU. You are the first person to reveal a truthful, thoughtful, intelligent answer to this problem. What has been so disconcerting about this issue for me is that the wifi card intermittently works. Now I finally know that it was the jostling of the hardware connection and not the resetting of PRAM etc. that made it temporarily work. Your video brought me tremendous joy and peace - I no longer feel crazy and now have a practical solution to follow thanks to you.
I have the missing wifi issue. Thanks for the video - gave me the confidence to repair this myself. It turns out that on my MacBook, the cable connector was not the problem. I unplugged, replugged, no difference. I have bought a replacement wifi-card off ebay and will follow up here with results. As a note, bluetooth DOES NOT run off the wifi-card on this model. With the wifi-card fully disconnected, I can still use bluetooth.
What is the exact model and year you are talking about my friend?
Mine is A1278 2010... Wi-fi and Cam in shortcut :/
people i had the same problem , apple say its not a recall of this so WE need to pay cause most of the computers are out of warranty,,,, if someone know how to fill a collective lawsuit lets do it,we don't need to pay for their mistakes
thank you very much. this solve my problem too. i was using ethernet since the airport stopped working few months back. A lot of MBP owners are having this problem, as you said Apple did not say a single word about this issue in any of their sites.
many thanks.
Wow that is exactly what has happened to my mac. The left corner of the plastic has broken off (a while ago). I have no idea why it broke so i think this model has a flaw (as you said). I will try having a look inside to see if the cable isn't seated properly. Wifi works intermittently.
been looking for someone who knew what they were talking about... THANX SO MUCH
You really heped me! I have earlier version of MBP and it looks differently inside, but I checked different connectors and now it works!! My problem was that Airport was failing randomly, and after rebooting it was working again. Thanks a lot!
Nice video Abraham!
i have the same problem, i mean WIFI fail with my Macbook pro 15 2012 mid. but in my case i think the reason maybe is connection of the cable which connect the Airport card and logic board. I checked my Airport card, it's working.
Do you have any suggestion? Thanks!
How did you test your wi-fi card, in another Macbook or multimeter, friend???
thanx a lot for sharing...very informative..i got the same problem, all i need now is fix mine..
My WIFI connection only drops on my macbook pro. Sometimes i can use a few minutes then it drops, sometimes i cant use either 2 minutes and it drops so much more. I did ALL the possible things you can imagine and i could do but none of them solved my problem. Other notebooks on my house works perfectly but my mac dont. I reseted my router, entered again, but nothing :( Can you tell me something? thank you.
Hi,
On the 2011 model, which is exhibiting the same airport failure, the card differs; it has 4 connections, and the cable is a press on top . And it's wrapped in tape.
Still fails. Oddly, the card came back online once after I took apart and reassembled, then stopped again. Work progresses..
Same here with my mid 2015. THANKS APPLE!
Good video : I have exactly the same issue on a macbook pro late 2008 I cannot wait to dismantle it and see if it the airport card is de connected!
La suite au prochain numéro
Thanks a lot
awesome man you helped me to fix a macbook pro for a client!
thanks i have the problem last 10 months using a usb wirelass card, you fix my problem
ive a macbook pro 2011 and my wifi only works when im next to the router...so its a very weak signal...can it be fixed with this tutorial
My mum's MacBook pro is 10.58 V but the beginning we were able to use the Airport Card as it is installed for about a year then few months after it just went off. That wouldn't mean it does not have it in the mother board, does it?
Hi friend, is it a A1278 2010 ???
Because mine is, and it is with wi-fi board and webcam in shortcut (detected by thermal camera), and when I plug off, the computer power on normally.
Hi Abraham,
Thank you for what you showed on your MacBook. I have a one with the dual core Intel-first.Little problems with Wi-fi card. Where it fades in and out at times? New card? Motherboard?, Memory? Also, fan is noisy. I replace that and card, right? WANT TO Do SERVICE- they rip you off. Just like you sayt. Machine has aluminum case and silver keys, not black. Any ideas? Always been noisy. Had it on for an hour and it is been fine. Airport is green on Network. Thanks, Tom.
hello
WHEN YOU HAD THE PROBLEM THE BLUETOOTH still working?
because I have the same problem my wifi does not work but my bluetooth works perfect
and I know that the two devices are on the same card
WHAT CAN I DO?? REPLACE FOR A NEW ONE??????
THANKS!!
Question, When I went to delik I need it to select A or B Wish one i need to select. I have the macbook pro. thank you I like the video.
thanks a lot can i do this by just removing the plastic or do i have to disassemble the whole thing?
je ne sais pas comment vous remercier vous n avait mon mac book pro je vous doit la vie merci beaucoup
Before you do anything drastic, try taking the battery out. I had this same exact problem today and could not get airport card to turn on. I tried restarting several times to no avail. Then I removed the battery, replaced it and restarted and everything was fine.
Have not seen your setup yet.
Hi Abraham, I am using snow leopard (10.6.8) with same problem where Airport card not installed. I bought DWA 131 and have tried installed the driver multiple times unfortunately I did not see any WIFI icon popup at right bottom corner and unable to connect internet using WIFI. Can you please share with me where to get the correct driver?
My mac cannot locate the wi-fi function at all. It says "wi-fi: no hardware found" and it can't be found in system preferences/network. I've tried upgrading the software. I've also tried deleting all software and reinstalling from scratch.
I suspect it to be the hardware. Would this be a possibility to solve it, or is it likely to maybe be a part of the logic board or something else?
saga01b same problem here.... ughhhhh
I have the same problem, bought a macbook pro mid 2012 and last week it started doing the same thing. First it was like this video, then it was like you describe. Sometimes i restart the computer and it gets better but only for a while, sometimes i have to restart it three times...Like he explains on the video, I've been told it is an hardware problem, because the wifi antena is located on the screen lid and the opening an closing procedure tears off the antena cables... the solution is, again as he explains on the video, to replace the airport board, or whatever it's called, but I haven't tried it yet, all i've done was opening the bottom lid, clean and disconnect the antena cables and connect them again, but it's just temporary after one day or two it comes back again... i don't know how to help, but if someone has a permanent and cheap solution i would like to know
SAGA KAPNA Did y’all find out how to fix ? ... I have a similar problem Wi-Fi is turned on but has a solid yellow/amber light on and says “Wi-Fi is turned on but is not connected to network”
No networks pop up or anything
Sooooo, you just put the dlink wifi adapter in your mac, connected it to the internet, and restarted it? Or did you fiddle with the hardware?
On mine the network card is on the main part of the base 2 of the three antenna leads have snapped going into the plastic
Thank you Abraham. That was very educational
Hi, same problem here on 10.7.5 MBP may 2011 ... it works sometimes and not, restarted 2, 3 times, works for a while and then goes off again.
The problem w/ my mid 2009 MBP is that after going to sleep mode, it shows the AirPort as turned off. When I go to turn AirPort on, it doesn't turn on. After rebooting, it gets worse. It then says "No AirPort card installed." I've taken it to the Apple store & it is 'temporarily fixed' when the AirPort card is disconnected, then reconnected. They want me to either buy a new card or MONITOR!! 100s of people are hav'g the same exact problem w/ no known fix and PRAM reset doesnt work. Any Ideas?
My Mac won't even got with airport card. I had to disconnect the wire internally to get it to boot
Sir, I have macbook Pro (version 10.6.8)
Few months ago It fail approximately 15 cm down and it 1st time started to show ' airportcard not detected'.
After few months I restarted it and fortunately it got online with wifi icon being black.
But it suddenly went offline with wifi icon greying out.
And thereby it hardly gets online (with black wifi icon) and stays online nearly for two minutes and goes offline (with wifi icon greying out).
I don't understand what's the problem.
Please help so that it will work normal.
Kindly looking for your reply..
what happens if o doont have an airport option on my macbook pro 13 inch 2012
i dont know if i missed it or not, but will this fix a 2009 model ?, with the same issue ?
Cool wish i had the tools to do it too. I bought snow lion OS install it and wifi working then 2 days later well then said no airport card installed will be looking at video again again
Holy crap thank you
Hey when I take the black bar at the bottom of the screen off there is no plug for the antenna as on yours. The cable in question goes up behind the screen do you have any ideas how to get back there? i have a mid 2010 15" MBP
Got the exact same problem. Did you find a solution?
Isn't the AirPort card located in the display...?
My connection drops randomly every 20 -30 minutes with my router at home. Can this tutorial fix it?
I have this problem on my MacBook Air and I'm really confused because I don't want to take it apart and I don't want to buy a new one because there expensive
took my mid 2012 mac book to apple inside warenty cos i had removed dvd drive and replced with ssd drive they wont support me, but i think the real cause of this is freying of the antenna wires located in the hinge with opening and closing so often i think it has cut some of the wires, apple said it will have tp remove screen to fix and would cost 460 pounds, mine has same issue will only work right on top of a router and up close for bluetooth. not happy with apple
superb video, i fixed mine with this tutorial
the problem its overheat. location hardware wifi place been installed don't have good ventilation for air cycle.
compare
wifi MacBook Pro at a clutch / hinger cover
macbook white hardware wifi installed at logic board rare case for this issue
when I open hardware wifi the thermal tape belong the hardware getting f**k up.
question : btw bluetooth have same place with wifi why do not broken too?
answer : large bandwidth and continuity time processes wifi for internet or data transfer compare with bluetooth do not have same as well when using magicmouse, data transfer, or else when their working produce heat how to make overheat because different technology
the thing is, how do you access that area without fucking up the system?
according to ifixit that cable is called the camera cable, so do you remember if the webcam was also not working? im having the airport issue right now but my webcam works fine so Im thinking the cable is fine but the airport card must have gone bad
Vince G Got the same issue. I'm thinking it's the card too. Gonna try the card 1st.
+Desmond Did changing the card work? i haave a sinilar problem. Thanks
Similar problem, I think it is better to disconnect wifi card first and try power on... If works webcam, GOOD o/
Man.. I love you.
Hi can u tell me where i can get a new card
Will the MacBook Air be the same
This video probably shows the solution for a lot of people. However I took my mid 2009 mbp apart to check the card and it is properly seated in place. Any ideas here? The card works intermittently
Got same issue. Camera and Bluetooth works but, Wifi does not. Is it the Card or Cable. No wifi option shows up when trying to add. Thanks.
Same
i have a macbook and i have windows and mac too the wifi works on windows but not in mac why
?... plz help me GUYS...i use 10.8.5
Hey man it worked fantastic, thanks
Hi. I'm having the issue with my MacBook Pro late 2011 15.4 inch model. Sometimes an SMC power reset fixes it. Is yours a 15 inch or a13 MacBook Pro! Thanks.
By the way, when it's not working, not only will the wifi not turn on, but there is an x in the airport icon at the top and a contextual menu says hardware not installed.
Are you still having this issue? I can fix It for you!
M H Phones its fixed. Apple changed the cable. Works fine, now. Thanks for asking.
changed the module and still doesnt work, but i dont have bluetooth or isight too 😐
It's not hard! You can figure it out!
How did you remove the screen?
7:35 cable comes loose... lol thanks man, but sum it up faster -- too much talking. 16 minute video and you talk about the cable that was the actual problem for less than 10 seconds. but yeah, thanks much! totally helps
When I update the os my my mac will detect wifi but then it stops?
thank you, it worked!
what about 10.5?
Thanks! I fixed it!
Thanks ur a life saver
Jesus Christ man you could move a little faster...and get a better camera sheesh!! Good job tho!
so slow ughhh...but he did help me alot
you said what we were all thinking
Mac wants to keep everything a secret lol
Thanks
awesome video
hahah thazs so fuckin amazing with the networkcard... brilliant idea by the designers.... it is the position where it could get the best signal even if it was 100% plastic...
Hi, So here is my problem: I had a problem with my wi fi card, so I Decided to switch my air port card. (bluethoot and camera wasn't working). Unfortunately, nothing happened: wi fi didn't show of.. So Since I hade to replace the screen cover, I decided to switch the cable: it repaired the camera and the bluethoot... But no wi fi working again:
It just doesn't show off in the network menu, doesn't show off in the menu bar (no wi fi logo apparelling, disconnected or not). It just completely vanished. I really don t know how to fix that. Unless it is the attenna, I will have completely switch the whole system. Thing is: bluethoot is working, so why the wi fi is not? can somebody help me on that one? I'm out of solution!
So same happened to mine. I replaced it with the old card, and it worked. It was still faulty and less than optimal, but it worked. So I dont know what's going on once we change the airport card, like if the mac has to be alerted somehow or reset. :(
Great bud thanks so much! Ill pay you by subscribing
Why you filming with a potato?
Your 69,687 th subscriber..👍
skip to 6:50 and spare yourself the long, long story
For those who have problems with their Macs, solutions can be found here - /user/iFixitYourself
Airport=wifi troloololo
Thank you so much! My first comment ever on youtube and you helped me to fix my problem once and for all! I added a tiny drop of superglue on the top of the connector for not having this problem again! Thank you again!
lol you can just reset computer
+Lilrell131 CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO RESET PLS